A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s Senators are aligned with the rest of the caucus when it comes to putting the brakes on bringing dispossessed Palestinians to the United States.
U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott joined a letter from U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa to get answers and force a pause on the resettlement action teased recently by the administration of President Joe Biden.
“Your administration’s reported plan to accept Gazan refugees poses a national security risk to the United States. With more than a third of Gazans supporting the Hamas militants, we are not confident that your administration can adequately vet this high-risk population for terrorist ties and sympathies before admitting them into the United States,” the Senators wrote.
“We are further worried that accepting Gazan refugees might cause a crisis at the Egypt-Gaza border, leading to chaos that would only empower Iran-backed Hamas.”
The letter suggests that the White House should be dealing with getting hostages back from Hamas instead. The terror group has held Americans and others since October 2023.
Among the GOP concerns is a purported inability to distinguish terrorists from legitimate refugees, a point bolstered in this writing by an election nearly two decades ago.
“U.S. and allied officials have very little access to Gazans living in the area, making it nearly impossible to conduct thorough vetting before admitting them into our country. We must ensure Gazans with terrorist ties or sympathies are denied admission into the United States — no easy feat, given the fact that the Gazans were the ones who voted Hamas into power in 2006,” the Senators charge.
“Without thorough vetting, your administration may inadvertently accept terrorists posing as refugees into the interior. This is especially the case as Hamas terrorists have a long track record of co-mingling with civilian populations in Gaza.”
The Senators’ position aligns with that of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who says bringing people from Palestine would inevitably lead to the importing of what he calls “blood feuds.”
17 comments
TJC
May 2, 2024 at 4:23 pm
How very Christian of the Senators to crush the hope for sanctuary to any man, woman, or child because one among them might be a terrorist. So much easier to say it can’t be done rather than to offer some thoughtful suggestions about how a “thorough vetting” might be accomplished. So much easier to say no to all. So much easier to say they’re all just different than we are, and it’s their fault to begin with.
Christian nation my ass.
Michael K
May 2, 2024 at 4:45 pm
Well stated. Cheap red-meat campaign talking points are all – nothing serious coming forth from either one.
Ocean Joe
May 2, 2024 at 5:19 pm
The neighboring Arab countries refuse to accept them, so why should we? For humanitarian reasons and to bolster the crowds of protestors at our universities.
Little Israel occupies a tiny slice of land, in the giant Islamic world that stretches from Morocco to Indonesia. Israeli Arabs enjoyed the highest standard of living in the middle east, serve on the Supreme Court, and in the armed forces. Let Palestinians recognize a small place where the Jews are in charge. Let them choose peace instead of endless intifadas that have led to security measures which have created their “prison.” Violence has failed them.
For me, a liberal on most issues, while right wingers and evangelicals wrote Israel a blank check for too long allowing expansion into the west bank and abuse of Arabs living there.
We could all use a break from Islamic terrorism from all those hijackings, Munich, Lockerbie, the Marine barracks in Beirut, all the car and bus bombings throughout Israel, leading up to the attacks on New York and the pentagon. 9-11 was a wake up call and unfortunatey George W was the boss who made it all worse by invading Iraq and essentially turning it over to Iran…the architect and financier of all the current troubles in and around Israel.
rick whitaker
May 2, 2024 at 7:20 pm
OJ, i wonder what the peoples of the world think about a group of people that declare them selves to be god’s chosen people? to me, that logically means that everyone else is considered to NOT be god’s chosen people. well that concept is the main reason religion is so bad. and the christians say their way is the ONLY way to god. that means to me that they will not accept me ever. both groups are the main cause for death and suffering by making such stupid and wrong statements about how they are good and you are bad. it is common for the perpetrators of injustice to consider themselves just. a dirty old book of lies is not my master, but my enemy if they consider me to be less than them. religious fanatics’ don’t understand or believe one word of what i just said. that IS the problem. i’m a liberated openminded person because i see religion for what it is. you sound like you don’t agree with me. i assume you believe in religion that i consider to be lies, so that would make you not agree with me. i have been fighting this battle since 1968 when i left home and got away from christian indoctrination. religion is the enemy of the people.
Dont Say FLA
May 16, 2024 at 11:12 am
Folks coming here to get away from Israel’s action in Gaza are folks having dual US/Israeli citizenship
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Monday news
May 2, 2024 at 5:34 pm
Joe. Should rewatch that movie the grudge and understand the well thing keeps going
MH/Duuuval
May 2, 2024 at 5:51 pm
Jordan is housing 2.5 million Palestinians with financial assistance from many places.
What I would like to see happen in Rafah is giving the remaining Hamas militants a safe passage out of Gaza and Israel. Then, after 2040 when Gaza is rebuilt, they can apply to return.
MH/Duuuval
May 3, 2024 at 5:26 pm
Make that over 3 million refugees in Jordan.
Michael roberts
May 2, 2024 at 7:13 pm
WHY. ?
MH/Duuuval
May 2, 2024 at 8:32 pm
Why you are here in this plane is a question only you can answer.
My Take
May 5, 2024 at 3:17 pm
We greatly helped make them refugees. Why shouldn’t we take a bunch?
rick whitaker
May 5, 2024 at 11:08 pm
MY TAKE, im’ for taking a LOT of them, and now.
Tjb
May 8, 2024 at 5:58 pm
I read in the Bible that good Christians help others in need and welcome them to their home. Perhaps Rubio and Scott should vote on the immigration bill that was originally supported by republicans and democrats… until the Orange Devil told his followers not to support the bill.
rick whitaker
May 8, 2024 at 9:38 pm
TJB, why is it that i think more christian on this issue than christians do, and i HATE christianity and Islam equally.
KathrynA
May 10, 2024 at 10:45 am
Maybe we should oppose the bombing of Rafah as genocide along with systemic famine in prohibiting food aid reaching Gaza. Most of these people are innocent ruled by a terrorist government, Hamas. There is no safe haven left for these millions of people to go to. Do a door to door search for Hamas or targeted strikes based on good intelligence. Don’t do indiscriminate bombing!
Ron Forrest Ron
May 16, 2024 at 11:15 am
ding ding ding! Winner!
Israel claims to be the enemy of Hamas and says the goal is to eliminate Hamas, so why have they partnered with Hamas to kill non-Hamas Palestinians (which is all Palestinians excepting for the couple thousand who are also Hamas)?
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