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hay rick

(7,639 posts)
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 11:49 AM Mar 2019

Florida cabinet considering meeting in Israel.

No, I'm not making this up. Story from Peter Schorsch's Sunburn newsletter...

It’s in the “very early” stages and details are sparse, but Cabinet aides confirm there’s been an "active discussion" to hold a Florida Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in late May.

It’s no secret that the state’s relationship with Israel is important to the new Governor [Ron DeSantis]. For instance, he championed the move by the State Board of Administration (SBA) to blacklist Airbnb, the vacation rental website, as a “Scrutinized Company that Boycotts Israel” for purposes of the state’s investments.

Its transgression was removing listings of rentals in the contentious West Bank region east of Israel, fought over by Palestinians and Israelis.


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