Israeli official clarifies Florida’s role in weapons shipment after DeSantis’ claims

Miamiherald ^ | Oct 27, 2023 | Ana Ceballos, Michael Wilner

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Israel’s consul general in Miami on Thursday clarified Gov. Ron DeSantis’ role in facilitating a claimed transfer of weapons and ammunition to Israel,

DeSantis’ office and presidential campaign said earlier in the day that he had helped ship weapons and drones to Israel at the consulate’s request,

When pressed for more details, Redfern declined to disclose the private parties or specify what the federal hurdles had been. Redfern later clarified that the state did not purchase the weapons and ammunition, and that those items “were transported separately” to Israel...

The secrecy surrounding how the weapons were acquired and shipped comes as the DeSantis administration has also been slow to provide information about how much the state has spent to rescue hundreds of U.S. citizens from Israel to the United States and which vendors were involved in the rescue operations.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management on Thursday – nearly two weeks after the first rescue flight arrived in Florida — said that the rescue flights are expected to cost Florida taxpayers approximately $32 million.

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DeSantis isn’t flying the planes...

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Hold onto your hat, qaz123! DeSantis has a YouTube showing his “Top Gov” flying skills and uniform to boot.

https://www.google.com/search?q=top+gov+desantis&tbm=isch

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