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Mukiteo Muslim group accuses Boeing supplier of circulating anti-mosque postcard

Associated Press
Published April 16, 2016 11:29 AM PDT
Published April 16, 2016 11:29 AM PDT

MUKILTEO, Wash. — A group seeking to open a mosque in Mukilteo is calling for a boycott of a Boeing supplier, saying the company's owner is promoting anti-Muslim bias. The group wants Boeing to end its relationship with Mukilteo-based aerospace supplier Electroimpact Inc.

The Daily Herald reports Peter Zieve, president of Electroimpact, helped orchestrate an anonymous, citywide postcard mailing about the mosque project and established an email address, mukilteostaysafe@gmail.com.

His company is a major supplier of assembly tools to airplane-makers Boeing and Airbus and other major companies around the world.

A spokesman for Zieve said he could not be reached for comment.

An April 9 email from Zieve says mosque opponents are considering a lawsuit to stop the project. The email also suggests that opponents "understand the danger" associated with a mosque opening in Mukilteo.