Posted on 10/29/2023 8:45:51 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s claim that he assisted third party groups and individuals deliver weapons, drones, and body armor to Israel is false according to the Miami-based Israeli consul general, Maor Elbaz-Starinsky. The aid was supposedly sent to the Jewish state to assist in the ongoing conflict with the terrorist group Hamas, which controls the neighboring Gaza territory. The governor’s office claimed they were acting upon a request made by Elbaz-Starinsky, who has denied such requests, stating: “We were never in communication on any shipments of arms or ammunition. The only thing that I have dealt with sending is medical supplies.”
The Israeli consul general is now saying that the Florida Governor was only asked to help ‘smooth paperwork’ involving a prearranged delivery of rifle parts requested by the Israeli government: “I am not aware and would find it very, very bizarre to think that somebody is procuring weapons and sending it to Israel.” Elbaz-Starinsky added, “This is not how we work. And certainly not privately funded.” This runs counter to claims by the DeSantis presidential campaign stating they “…sent cargo planes with drones, weapons, ammo, body armor, and helmets to Israel.”
The export of weapons or technology from the United States to foreign nations is tightly monitored and regulated by the federal government, specifically the Department of Commerce. In addition – depending upon sanctions status and other considerations – the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the President’s National Security Council may also have some degree of regulatory jurisdiction.
It remains unclear if DeSantis’s has cleared the alleged weapons transfers with any federal agencies – if the weapons are even real at all. During the White House press briefing John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council was asked about the situation.
“It is not illegal for the governor of a state to offer a measure of foreign assistance to another country,” Kirby said. “There are laws and regulations which govern how the export process is handled and that’s all done through Commerce. I couldn’t speak with authority today about whether the governor has checked all those boxes or not.”
DeSantis is currently battling former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley for a distant 2nd place in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, tussling for neoconservative, pro-Israel donors.
Meatball is a desperate bald face liar.
Carpet Bagger
That pesky federal law called ITARS has a funny way of getting in the way.....don’t it.
International Traffic in Arms Regulations is a United States regulatory regime to restrict and control the export of defense and military related technologies to safeguard U.S. national security and further U.S. foreign policy objectives.
What a damn clown. Nothing but a construct. Oh wait...he’s a great Governor. NAHHHHHH..
Florida is very lucky that it seems to have some legit folks in the state legislature that actually listen to their constituents and that DeSantis signs the bills they send to his desk and some legit folks at the county/city/town putting those policies into action.
When deciding who to vote for, how important is honesty for you?
I am not a DeSantis fan now that he done blowed himself up politically, but I gotta go with him on this one. Smoothing the paperwork is about all the power a government official actually has.
A) This story is BS. It made the rounds here yesterday.
B) Go see a shrink about your infatuation with Ron De Santis.
Just because MSM says something, doesn’t make it true.
I love my gov, Ron, as a governator
desantis is simply inflating his “accomplishments”, consistent with inflating his height with kustom klown boots ...
accomplishment inflation is a standard technique of standard politicians ... we already have enough standard politicians pretending to run the country while in reality they’re gobbling at the trough ... we need EXCEPTIONAL people who have exceptional accomplishments and don’t feel the NEED to inflate their putative accomplishments ...
“This story is BS”
care to prove it?
I suppose "rifle parts" could count as "weapons" and "smoothing paperwork" does count as "assisting the delivery" -- and who knows what else may have been sent in that plane -- but Ron and Maor really need to get their stories straight.
Trumps covidocrats strike again.
But it’s been reported in multiple different media outlets it turns out desantis and his office is the one that has been lying for p.r.
Jeremy Redfern, a spokesperson for DeSantis’s office, said that Florida contracted cargo planes to transport drones, body armor, helmets and healthcare supplies to Israel.
Redfern also said that the state worked with private parties to “help get weapons and ammunition” to Israel at a separate request of the consul general.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4277339-desantis-sending-drones-weapons-ammunition-to-israel/
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he’s arranged to send drones, weapons and ammunition to Israel as it prepares for an incursion of Gaza in response to Hamas’ attack.
Governor DeSantis announced on Thursday that he has arranged to send drones, weapons, and ammunition to Israel.
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/10/27/desantis-sends-weapons-to-israel-n588019
and others...
not bothering with garden island, who appears to be an established troll
“Just because MSM says something, doesn’t make it true.”
The National Pulse is not MSM. It is all out anti-DeSantis.
FAKE > NP > SCP
Then you and Pubbie should like the lying a lot since the chosen one seems to do a lot of that, staying out of jail you have to tell some whoppers
Soon to be president DeStanis is doing all he can to help our allies the other is just showing up in court all week
He is eat up with it
Tightly monitored, my foot!
It WAS tightly monitored when, prior to implementation of the GLX process under Bill Clinton, these types of purchases were only made with the approval of the DOD and State. Commerce, under Ron Brown, sold the dang store to China, who then funneled it to state sponsors of terrorism.
The Clintons were enabling terrorism.
So, he helped ease paperwork. Under THIS administration, who knows how long it would have been delayed because some wokie hated Israel.
BTTT
Ron DeSantis will never be POTUS. If you're going to continue to root for this GOPe clown, you really should learn how to spell his name.
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