Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says the United States shouldn’t take in any Palestinian refugees if they flee the Gaza Strip because they are “all antisemitic.”
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DeSantis says US shouldn't take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza because they're ‘all antisemitic'
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DeSantis says Palestinian refugees from Gaza are 'all antisemitic' and taking them in would increase 'anti-Americanism'
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday that the US should not accept refugees from Gaza, as tens of thousands flee their homes following an evacuation warning from Israel ahead of a possible ground assault.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said the United States should not accept refugees who are fleeing the Gaza Strip, even as the war between Israel and the Hamas militant group intensifies over the weekend.
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), a 2024 presidential candidate, said Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation" that he believed every Republican candidate should pledge not to "accept people from Gaza into this country as refugees." | Clips
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis did not back down from his stance that the U.S. should not accept refugees from Palestine, saying that Hamas has created a "toxic culture."
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says the United States shouldn’t take in any Palestinian refugees if they flee the Gaza Strip because they are “all antisemitic.”
WASHINGTON >> Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said the United States should not take in any Palestinian refugees if they flee the Gaza Strip because they “are all antisemitic” and he dismissed international entreaties for Israel to provide clean running water and utilities to the 2.
The Republican governor was at a meet-and-greet in Iowa when he commented following Israel’s evacuation order of the northern section of the Gaza Strip.
Gov. DeSantis stated the U.S. should not be welcoming refugees from Gaza fleeing the Hamas-initiated conflict to come to the states at a Saturday event in Iowa.
2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says the U.S. should not accept any refugees from Gaza, just as the area is seeing significant humanitarian displacement.
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said the United States should not take in any Palestinian refugees if they flee the Gaza Strip because they “are all antisemitic” and he dismissed international entreaties for Israel to provide clean running water and utilities to the 2.
