Walk through parts of New York City today, and you’ll see something that should stop every American in their tracks. Jewish Americans being harassed in broad daylight. Protesters crossing the line from political speech into outright intimidation and assaults on Jews. And yes, flags associated with Hezbollah and ISIS, both U.S.-designated terrorist organizations, being waved on American streets as if this were normal.

It is not normal. It is not acceptable. And in Florida, it would not be tolerated.

While too many cities have allowed chaos, moral confusion, and political cowardice to define their response, Florida has drawn a bright, unmistakable line. Under Governor Ron DeSantis and many Florida political and community leaders, the state has made clear that public safety is paramount and that support for terrorism, whether explicit or disguised as protest, will be met with consequences.

This is not about suppressing free speech. It is about enforcing the law and protecting citizens. There is a difference between peaceful protest and glorifying organizations like Hezbollah or ISIS that have the blood of innocent people on their hands, including Jews.

Florida understands that distinction. Other states pretend not to, and it’s pathetic.

That clarity has been reinforced through policy. Florida’s recent efforts to block the influence of foreign legal doctrines........

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