Ron DeSantis

DeSantis signs bill banning DEI programs in Florida local governments

Civil ​rights advocates say DEI practices help address historic ⁠inequities for marginalized groups like women, the LGBT community, ​and racial and ethnic minorities.

Florida governor Ron Desantis attends a Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Apr 6, 2026; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take part in a national protest for Gaza, outside the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, October 4, 2025.

Israel has too much to lose to be afraid of condemning the Muslim Brotherhood - editorial

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference held at the ICE-Enforcement and Removal Operation office on May 01, 2025 in Miramar, Florida.

Florida designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as terror groups, joining Texas

Police guard the service entrance to the Palm Beach County Convention Center ahead of the motorcade arrival of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump on Election Day, in West Palm Beach, Florida U.S., November 5, 2024. (illustrative)

Florida police kill Turkish man threatening Tallahassee synagogue, Ron DeSantis


Critics controversial nickname for ICE’s Everglades detention facility: ‘Alligator Auschwitz’

“Every a**-clown who compares Alligator Alcatraz to Auschwitz clearly has no mental comprehension of how horrible the Holocaust was,” Stuart Rojstaczer, said.

The entrance to Auschwitz, the Nazi Concentration camp, next to a photo of protestors outside of the Everglades ICE detention facility, with signs calling it a "Concentration Camp," with a photo of the barbed wire of Auschwitz in the background.

DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for comments about Jews, women

Scott Yenor has authored several papers criticizing diversity efforts in higher education.

Scott Yenor.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis allocates $25m. for Jewish day school protection

The legislation was approved in last year's spending plan and will be distributed to 134 schools. 

 El gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis habla en la Cena Amos Tuck de la NHGOP 2023 en Manchester, New Hampshire, EE.UU., 14 de abril de 2023.

DeSantis calls for Ilhan Omar’s deportation after saying she is ‘Somali First’ in speech

Ilhan Omar, who has accused pro-Israel politicians of dual loyalty in the past, now faces questions of her own after remarks she made to the Somalian community have gone viral.

 U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is seen in Statuary Hall ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2023.

With DeSantis out, will Mideast calculate odds on Trump win? - analysis

Many countries in the world will begin to factor in the possibility of a Trump victory into their policies.

 Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a rally in advance of the New Hampshire presidential primary election in Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S., January 21, 2024.

Ron DeSantis suspends US presidential campaign, endorses Donald Trump

The end of DeSantis' bid means that former US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, is now the last Republican in the race with a shot - albeit a long one - of denying Trump the nomination.

 Republican presidential candidate, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, delivers remarks at the annual Christians United for Israel Summit (CUFI), at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., July 17, 2023.

The 'Jewish whisperers' of Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis

All three remaining Republican candidates have their own advisers on Jewish issues who both steer the candidate on issues of Jewish concern and act as a liaison to Jewish voters.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley participate in the Republican presidential debate hosted by CNN at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. January 10, 2024.

Ron DeSantis slams Nikki Haley's past support of two state solution at Republican debate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley debated Wednesday night at Drake University in Des Moines Iowa, days ahead of the Iowa caucuses. 

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley participate in the Republican presidential debate hosted by CNN at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. January 10, 2024.

Florida emergency order waives transfer requirements, possibly tuition costs

Out-of-state students experiencing antisemitism on college campuses may have their transfer requirements and possibly tuition costs waived to attend Florida state schools.

 Republican presidential candidate, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, delivers remarks at the annual Christians United for Israel Summit (CUFI), at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., July 17, 2023.

Anne Frank’s diary, ‘Schindler’s List’ among titles at center of major Florida book-ban lawsuit

The case in Escambia County is one of several currently unfolding against local and state book-ban laws — and is not the only one to involve Jewish books.

 ORIGINAL, DIARY of Anne Frank, 1942.