The state has done some concrete things on the issue, like flying more than 500 American citizens from Israel back to the US, but the proposals on the agenda for the special session come off to some lawmakers as more symbolic, rather than substantive.
“Hamas is here in Florida and the fact of the matter is you shouldn’t have to pay to pray. You shouldn’t have to pay law enforcement to have someone protect your religious institution,” said State Representative Randy Fine .But Fine doubts the other Israel-related proposals will have any meaningful impact, including a resolution voicing Florida’s support for the Jewish State and a tightening of sanctions on Iran, a backer of terrorist groups in the Middle East like Hamas.
Fine argued Florida already has laws on the books aimed at cracking down on antisemitism and it’d be his preference to see those laws leveraged. “There’s a lot of talk about revoking the visas and sending people back who hate America and hate Jews. Well, we could start by implementing that on our college campuses,” said Fine.
During the special session, lawmakers will also look to provide tax relief for victims of Hurricane Idalia, clear a backlog for the state’s storm hardening reimbursement program, and clear a backlog of students with disabilities trying to get private school scholarships.
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