Florida Gov. announced. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday unveiled a wave of new proposed policies that show his administration’s solidarity with Israel amid its war against Hamas terrorists.
DeSantis made the announcement at a news conference at the Shul of Bal Harbor synagogue in Florida. He connected Iran to the violence perpetrated by Hamas this weekend and urged President Biden’s administration to take stronger action.
“When Iran gets more money, they don’t use it to make life better for the people of Iran,” DeSantis said. “What they’re using is to fund terrorism throughout the Middle East and around the world. They’re sending money to Hezbollah, they’re sending money to Hamas, and that’s exactly what we’ve seen. And yes, Iran is involved in orchestrating this attack against Israel. We know that, it’s been reported. They deny it, but we’re smarter than that.”
“We know that we have an opportunity to do something strong that will make a difference in terms of substance. But I think it’s symbolic, but also important, and that’s our proposal today that while we stand with Israel, allow we have Iran,” the governor continued. “And so we will be releasing for the next legislative session a measure to increase Florida sanctions on Iran and to block Iranian business in our state.”
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Florida Gov. announced. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday unveiled a wave of new policies that show his administration’s solidarity with Israel amid its war against Hamas terrorists. (Election 2024 DeSantis)
“We must use all available means to disrupt the money going to the Iranian regime,” he added.
DeSantis’ new rules expand existing bans on Iranian-owned businesses from operating in Florida.
Iran has a long history of funding terrorism in Israel through both Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in northern Israel. The Israeli military has carried out more than 1,000 airstrikes against Hamas targets in Gaza following Saturday’s bloodshed.
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The surprise attack by Hamas killed at least 900 Israelis and left more than 2,000 wounded.
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Israeli forces established heavily armed border control points as Israel tightened the measures of the army, police and other security forces after Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Israel has deployed tens of thousands of troops to the Gaza border, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested a ground invasion may be imminent. He told Biden in a phone call Monday that “we have to go in.”
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Rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, at Gaza City. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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DeSantis said Tuesday that it is Israel’s right to respond forcefully to the Hamas attack. He urged Israeli leaders to be serious in their response to prevent any future attacks.