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‘We don’t do that here’: Gov. DeSantis condemns pro-Palestinian protests, encampments during visit to UF

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Speaking on the campus of the University of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday condemned pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the country.

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“We are here on the campus quad at the University of Florida, where there was an attempt to set up an encampment last week. And I know that we’ve seen this throughout the rest of the country where this has kind of become a common occurrence. Well, we don’t do that here in the state of Florida. And so they did have an encampment, and it lasted about a few minutes,” DeSantis said, flanked by state and university leaders.

, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting another 250. Hamas is still believed to be holding around 100 hostages and the remains of more than 30 others after most of the rest were released during a November cease-fire. The war has killed over 34,800 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials, and has driven some 80% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million Palestinians from their homes. Israel’s military campaign has beenDigital reporter who has lived in Jacksonville for more than 25 years and focuses on important local issues like education and the environment.

 

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