Brooklyn Protesters Target Crye Precision, Supplier of Tactical Gear to ICE and Israel

Dozens of protesters blocked an entrance to the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Thursday, demanding the eviction of Crye Precision, a private contractor that supplies tactical gear to the Israeli military and ICE. Thursday’s action comes as part of an ongoing widespread campaign against other military equipment manufacturers. Democracy Now! was there. This is Etan Mabourakh of the National Iranian American Council. Etan Mabourakh: “They are profiting off of war and ICE and genocide and war crimes, all being subsidized by New York City tax dollars. They pay a lower rent. They had their construction costs covered. And we, united as New Yorkers, are here to demand that our tax dollars go to us, go to our needs in the city, and not to Crye Precision and other companies that profit off of constant war that is slaughtering children in Iran, in Palestine, in Lebanon, and kidnapping, arresting and deporting our neighbors here at home.” www.democracynow.org