Ron DeSantis says U.S. should NOT take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza and demands Arab nations open for those fleeing Israeli counterstrikes

Ron DeSandis does not want the United States to accept Palestinian refugees fleeing Gaza after the Hamas terror attack on Israel.

Florida’s governor reiterated Sunday that not a single Palestinian refugee should come to the U.S. — and instead Arab nations should open their doors to those evacuees from Gaza amid Israeli counterattacks.

He said the Palestinians’ “toxic culture” of teaching people to hate Jews and Israel should not be allowed to spread or become welcome in the US.

“The US should not be taking in refugees from Gaza,” DeSantis told CBS News’ Face the Nation’s Margaret Brennan.

Presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSandis said Sunday that the U.S. should not accept any Palestinian refugees fleeing Gaza because of Hamas’ terror attack on Israel

DeSantis says that while not all Palestinians are Hamas terrorists, they have elected the government and are involved in a “toxic culture” of teaching generations to hate Jews and the state of Israel.

He added: “Neighboring Arab nations must open their borders and absorb them.”

In a day of devastation last Saturday, Israel saw the largest single-day killing of Jews since the Holocaust in World War II when Hamas terrorists launched a multi-front attack. That day, at least 600 Israelis were killed in the attacks.

Israeli leaders have warned Palestinians to withdraw from the northern Gaza Strip to avoid planned counter-attacks by Hamas. But DeSantis doesn’t want fleeing Palestinians to come to the US

“They’re not all Hamas, they probably aren’t, but they elected Hamas,” the 2024 candidate said, explaining why it’s best not to allow America to absorb the impending refugee crisis from the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.

Since Hamas terrorists attacked last week, at least 1,300 Israelis have been killed and more than 3,400 wounded.

Palestinian authorities claim at least 2,215 were killed and nearly 9,000 injured when Israel launched airstrikes in Gaza.

Meanwhile, the Biden administration has confirmed that there are at least 29 Americans who have died in Israel and 15 US citizens are missing – and believed to be being held hostage in Gaza.

Republicans have been highly critical of Democrats and their response to the conflict in Israel, arguing that President Joe Biden and his administration’s push for a ceasefire is a way against Israel’s right to defend itself.

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DeSantis, while distinguishing innocent Palestinians from Hamas terrorists, said it was these people who “celebrated” the attacks on Israel, where thousands of innocent people were targeted.

“There was a lot of celebration of these attacks in the Gaza Strip by many of those who are not Hamas,” De Santis said during his interview on Sunday morning. “But if you look at their education system, this has been an issue for a long time. They teach children to hate Jews. The textbooks don’t even have Israel on the map.’

Of the Palestinian people, DeSantis said, “They are preparing very young children to commit terrorist attacks. So, I think it’s a toxic culture.’