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At Park Slope Food Coop, a contentious election could lead to Israeli goods boycott

JL;DR SUMMARY At the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn, a pivotal election is underway that could influence whether the cooperative grocery store's 17,000 members decide to boycott Israeli goods. 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 MovementPalestineBoycottHybrid MeetingsPark Slope Food CoopIsraeli GoodsMembership VoteInternal Debates

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New York City, New York, United States
"A contentious election that is consequential to the local Jewish community is taking place Tuesday in New York City and its not the Democratic mayoral primary, which is also that day."
Israel
"Tuesdays board election at Park Slope Food Coop may shape the future of how the 52-year-old cooperatively-run grocery store in Brooklyn makes decisions for its 17,000-plus members and whether or not that future includes a boycott of Israeli products."
Palestinian Territories
"Among the parties invested in the election are PSFC Members for Palestine, a group of coop members founded in the wake of Oct. 7, 2023, whose mission is to organize a boycott campaign in solidarity with Palestine."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"The vote over hybrid meetings marks a turning point at Park Slope Food Coop, which, given its size and location in uber-hip and liberal Brownstone Brooklyn, has long been seen as the vanguard of the cooperative grocery movement."
Crown Heights, New York, United States
"Crown Heights resident Rose Ettleson, 28, who is Jewish, has been a member of the coop since April 2024."

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