DeSantis forges Israeli partnerships with Space Florida, universities
May 27, 2019
TEL AVIV – International politics took center stage Monday for Florida’s academic and business delegation as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and an entourage of nearly 100 people traveled from Tel Aviv to the West Bank and back to sign partnerships involving Space Florida and state universities and receive accolades for the governor’s staunch support of Israel.
With the Mediterranean Sea as a backdrop, DeSantis started the day with a press briefing at the Hilton Tel Aviv. He mentioned an earlier gathering with top Israeli officials before looking ahead to a Thursday meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
He praised Netanyahu for strong leadership and said the U.S. should support Israel as it works to form a coalition government.
“He’s been a guy who when he came to address the Congress in 2015 really knocked it out of the park,” DeSantis said.
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