{"id":192941,"date":"2023-10-27T12:05:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T16:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=192941"},"modified":"2023-10-27T12:05:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T16:05:18","slug":"yikes-a-us-presidential-candidate-says-he-sent-weapons-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=192941","title":{"rendered":"YIKES! A US presidential candidate says he sent weapons to Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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READ HERE<\/strong><\/a>: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has sent a shipment of drones, body armor, and helmets to Israel, and has organized the transport of weapons and ammunition to the Jewish state from a private supplier, his office said on Thursday.<\/h3>\n

A spokesman for DeSantis told multiple US media outlets that the delivery was organized following a request by Israel\u2019s consul general in Miami, Maor Elbaz-Starinsky.<\/h3>\n

However, there is confusion over the shipment, with Elbaz-Starinsky telling the Associated Press that he never made such a request.\u00a0\u201cNothing went through me,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he said.\u00a0\u201cWe were never in communication on any shipments of arms or ammunition. The only thing that I have dealt with sending is medical supplies.\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n

Despite Elbaz-Starinsky\u2019s denial, DeSantis\u2019 spokesman insisted to CNN that the governor worked with the Israeli diplomat to\u00a0\u201chelp get weapons and ammunition to Israel through private parties.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0However, a CNN source said that the state of Florida did not directly transport the weapons and ammo, leaving it unclear how DeSantis participated in their delivery to Israel.<\/h3>\n
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