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Vote to ban certain products at Brooklyn food co-op stirs up claims of antisemitism

PARK SLOPE, Brooklyn (WABC) — A vote at the Park Slope Food Coop on Tuesday night intensified an already heated debate among members over whether the grocery should boycott Israeli products amid the ongoing conflict involving Israel and Gaza.

Outside the member-owned cooperative, One member shouted, "our boycott tonight is consistent with our long history of boycotts!"

Supporters of the proposed boycott said their stance goes beyond food choices. "Many of us just don't shop here again because it's a grocery store. We shop here because it's consistent with our values," one member said.

Outside the co-op, dueling signs reflected the divide. Some members argued that boycotting fewer than a dozen Israeli-made items would send a message of economic and moral pressure.

Park Slope Food Co-op Votes to Boycott Israeli Products

In a three-hour meeting, members of the grocery cooperative voted by a margin of more than 2 to 1 in favor of a boycott.

The members of the Park Slope Food Co-op voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to boycott Israeli products, approving a measure hailed by supporters as a moral stand in defense of Palestinian rights but castigated by opponents as an endorsement of an antisemitic movement to eliminate Israel.

The measure was approved by a wide margin of more than 2 to 1, reflecting the depth of dismay in one of New York’s most progressive and well-heeled neighborhoods at Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. Sixty-seven percent of those who voted approved the boycott, and 31 percent opposed, while 2 percent abstained.

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