The Florida State University campus, in Tallahassee, Florida. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday that it expects Florida State University to prevent the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), with which it is an institutional partner, from operating a boycott of Israel on its campus. Earlier this month, MESA members voted during their annual meeting to hold a referendum next year on a resolution endorsing the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. Responding Wednesday to questions about the proposed MESA boycott posed by Legal Insurrection , DeSantis’ office shared a statement rejecting...