Jewish Group Files Cease and Desist Order Against Park Slope Food Coop for Its Israel Boycott
The measure will affect fewer than a dozen Israeli-made items after members lowered the boycott threshold to a simple majority.
- On Tuesday, members of the Brooklyn-based Park Slope Food Co-op voted to boycott Israeli products via Zoom, with 67% of 6,772 votes cast in favor after Jewish attendees expressed safety concerns about attending in person.
- Prior to the vote, members passed a resolution lowering the approval threshold from 75% to a simple majority, enabling the boycott to pass with a narrower consensus than previously required.
- Rachel Simons, owner of the Manhattan-based brand Seed + Mill, stated the decision will "affect revenue meaningfully," noting her products are manufactured by Israeli Arabs, contradicting the boycott's stated mission.
- The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is evaluating legal claims, alleging the boycott constitutes unlawful discrimination; executive director Kenneth Marcus warned such campaigns often "metastasize into open hostility toward Jewish people."
- Democratic congressional candidates Dan Goldman and Brad Lander both opposed the boycott, though they differed sharply on its characterization; Goldman labeled it antisemitic while Lander objected to that term, citing organizational division.
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Jewish group files cease and desist order against Park Slope Food Coop for its Israel boycott
A group of pro-Israel activists has filed a cease and desist motion in response to a prominent Brooklyn grocery store’s decision to boycott Israeli products, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has learned. The letter was sent to the manager and board of directors of the Park Slope Food Coop, alleging that the boycott approved in a vote on Tuesday night is illegal. The cease and desist letter was submitted by the National Jewish Advocacy Center, a leg…
Jewish Advocacy Group Files Human Rights Complaint Over New York City Food Co-Op’s Israel Boycott
Illustrative: Park Slope, Brooklyn. Photo: Gabriele Holtermann-Gorden/Sipa via Reuters Connect A New York area advocacy group has filed a discrimination complaint against the Park Slope Food Co-op after the Brooklyn grocery passed a measure to ban sales of Israeli products. The boycott passed on Tuesday night by a vote of 67 percent in favor to...
Join BAR and Lisa Selin Davis for a live chat on the Park Slope Food Co-Op saga
Journalist Lisa Selin Davis will be joining us on Substack Live on Monday, June 1st at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET for a conversation about the war in the Middle East section of the Park Slope Food Co-Op. If we run out of hummus, we can probably convince Lisa to engage in a little trans talk as well. This chat is for Primos only and will be archived afterward for those who can’t make it. You should receive an email notification shortly before it begins. …
More Than 1,000 Members Expected to Leave Brooklyn Food Coop After Israel Boycott Vote
(VINnews) – More than 1,000 members of a Brooklyn food cooperative are expected to stop shopping or resign after the store voted to remove Israeli-made products, according to reports published by the New York Post. The controversy centers on the Park Slope Food Coop, where members approved a measure targeting Israeli goods during a contentious […]
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