Florida Legislative Jewish Caucus leaders denounce FSU Student Senate President’s comments
Richard Stark.

Richard Stark
Critics call comments by the new and embattled senate president anti-Semitic.

Florida Legislative Jewish Caucus leaders responded Monday to what critics call anti-Semitic comments made by Florida State University’s Student Government Senate President.

Caucus Chair Rep. Richard Stark and incoming Chair Rep. Emily Slosberg issued statements denouncing online comments by the new Senate President about Israel and Jews.

“Students expressing extreme or bigoted views against any segment of a University’s population should not be in a position of authority,” said Stark, a Weston Democrat. “FSU Senate President Ahmad Daraldik has made anti-Semitic remarks and social media posts comparing Israel to Nazi Germany, tweeted altered photographs, and used profanity.

“It is in the best interests of Florida State University for him to step down.”

Slosberg, a Boca Raton Democrat, called the comments “deeply disturbing” and added that they “demonstrate a complete lack of character.” She, too, called for Daraldik to resign.

“Part of FSU’s stated mission is ‘to instill the strength, skill, and character essential for lifelong learning, personal responsibility, and sustained achievement within a community that fosters free inquiry and embraces diversity,’” she said. “I struggle to understand how anti-Semitic comments by a member of the University’s student leadership further that mission or create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all students.”

Daraldik became the school’s SGA Senate President this month after his predecessor was removed over transphobic comments. However, he survived a subsequent no-confidence vote.

“A strong sense of character demands awareness of what you say along with wisdom in what you believe and how you see others,” Rep. Mike Caruso wrote in a letter to the FSU Student Senate last week. “It also recognizes the possibility of change and self-improvement.”

However, the Delray Beach Republican did not call for Daraldik’s resignation. Instead, he hoped the university Senate would impeach its President if they believed Daraldick had not improved.

School President John Thrasher, a former state lawmaker who served as the Florida House Speaker, also denounced discrimination on Thursday and voiced support for Jewish students and families.

“I want every single person at Florida State University to be proud of the diverse environment we offer and, when they are not, to speak up and be engaged in the solution,” he said. “Let’s work together to help each other advance the university we love and to ensure all students feel a part of Florida State.”

Renzo Downey

Renzo Downey covers state government for Florida Politics. After graduating from Northwestern University in 2019, Renzo began his reporting career in the Lone Star State, covering state government for the Austin American-Statesman. Shoot Renzo an email at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @RenzoDowney.


2 comments

  • Just sayin'

    June 23, 2020 at 8:02 am

    The Left’s embrace of antisemitism will not age well. We seem to be in the midst of a cultural realignment, similar to the Southern shift in the ’60s. The Left embracing antisemitism, conformity, relentless scolding, and other “religious” behavior, while the Right takes a more libertarian bent, especially among the younger generation. Hopefully we’ll get through it without any bloodshed.

    • Dawn

      June 26, 2020 at 12:19 am

      Funny how Jews cry out when striking you ……The funding to BLM is from NGO’s that are, in fact, mostly Jewish and those BLM members are calling for the death of WHITE CHRISTIANS, and yet here we are listening to the continual lies of the Jews……stop being a pompous a**hole, jews were and STILL ARE THE NAZIS

      Ashke-NAZI JEWS

      They have funded both sides of every world war, their goal to COMMIT GENOCIDE OF WHITE CHRISTIANS IN THEIR COUNTRIES

      Stop sucking on the teet of the Jew banker cabal trying to kill every red blooded American

      RESEARCH

      SIX MILLION JEWS DID NOT DIE, 100+ MILLION CHRISTIANS DID AND MILLIONS MORE TO COME AS LONG AS YOU BOW TO THEIR EVIL

      read the Talmund written in 1800’s

      The Jews are parasitic and trying to start a race war ……..period

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