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Residents press council to act after Elbit Systems ships howitzers; speakers urge end to tax incentives
Summary
More than a dozen public commenters urged Charleston County Council to revoke or reconsider tax agreements and other local support for Elbit Systems after the company shipped howitzers to Israel; speakers described moral and legal objections and called for immediate divestment, but the council did not take formal action during the meeting.
Dozens of public speakers at Charleston County Council’s meeting urged elected officials to act against Elbit Systems, which critics say has shipped howitzers from its Ladson facility to Israel. Speakers said the company’s weapons are being used in the Israel-Gaza conflict and asked the council to rescind tax incentives and other local support. Multiple commenters invoked imagery and testimony from international human-rights experts and recent news accounts. Robert Genro told the council: "You've allowed into our…
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