"In a sign of things to come in Zohran Mamdani's People's Republic of New York City, a radical councilman wants to evict two local manufacturing startups from the Brooklyn Navy Yard because their clients include the Israeli army, the Border Patrol and - worst of all? - "even the NYPD." Easy Aerial builds drones; Crye Precision makes tactical gear, including body armor."
"But this radical proposal - punishing businesses with any ties to Israel - will surely be standard Mamdani administration policy. The would-be mayor is a longtime, fervent advocate for the "Boycott Divestment Sanctions" movement against Israel; in Albany, he's pushed a bill to strip pro-Israel charities of their tax status. When he gets to City Hall, going after Israel and local Israel-related entities will be low-hanging fruit ."
A radical city council push targeted two Brooklyn Navy Yard manufacturers because their clients include the Israeli military, the Border Patrol and the NYPD. Local activists argued that companies "complicit in genocide" should not operate in Brooklyn and that such firms "bring zero benefit to our communities." Zohran Mamdani, a vocal supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, has proposed measures in Albany against pro-Israel charities and signaled willingness to use city agencies to review and sever Israel-related contracts. Limited fiscal tools make targeting Israel-linked entities an accessible policy avenue.
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