Bravo to Governor-Elect Ron DeSantis for his steadfast support of Israel.
The Dem who lost the election, Andrew Gillum, aligns himself with “progressive” groups that support the anti-Israel BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) movement.
Yes, “elections have consequences”
On Monday, incoming governor Ron DeSantis of Florida stated bluntly that if Airbnb does not rescind its recently-instituted policy of delisting listings from Israeli Jews in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), he will work to make sure that Florida state officials are not permitted to use Airbnb for official travel.
DeSantis stated:
The other issue that’s now coming to the forefront is this new policy by Airbnb to basically discriminate against Jews in the West Bank. They delisted all Jewish listings in the West Bank. They do not treat anybody else in the entire world like this; it’s only targeted in these Jewish communities. I think that that likely runs afoul of Florida’s BDS legislation; we’re reviewing that now. We’re also going to review how Florida interacts with Airbnb; I know that state workers are allowed to use Airbnbn for official travel. That is not going to be acceptable with me as governor, so I think Airbnb should reevaluate and reverse this policy. If they don’t do that, then it’s going to be rough sledding here in the state of Florida, and we’ll review our options of what we can do with that….
As The Daily Wire reported, according to Professor Eugene Kontorovich of George Mason Law, Airbnb announced that they will only disallow listings in Israeli settlements when those listings are owned by Jews. For example, if a Jew owns an apartment in East Jerusalem, that won’t be allowed for listing; if an Arab owns an apartment in the same neighborhood, it would be fine for listing….
Great! Someone in power who has the guts to do something that must be done!