Florida Orders ‘Deactivation’ of Pro-Palestinian Student Groups at Universities

State officials said there are two chapters of National Students for Justice in Palestine in Florida schools.

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 12, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Florida’s university system, in consultation with Gov. Ron DeSantis, has demanded that campus chapters of the National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) be “deactivated,” citing its support for Hamas’ terrorism.

State University System Chancellor Ray Rodrigues said the National SJP had released a toolkit that refers to Hamas’ attack as “resistance” and claims “Palestinian students in exile are part of this movement, not in solidarity with this movement.”