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All Are Welcome at the Park Slope Food Coop, Except Zionists

JL;DR SUMMARY Tensions at the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn have recently escalated due to a vote in favor of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BrooklynBds MovementZionismHadassahAnti Israel SentimentIsrael BoycottPark Slope Food CoopCommunity DivisionMembership Resignation

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"The carrot card is one of the many quirky policies and rituals that makes the Brooklyn-based Coop unique."
Israel
"And now, because of a recent vote to boycott products made in Israel, it is perhaps the most controversial."

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