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Park Slope Food Coop draws outcry after member laments ‘Jewish supremacy’ during meeting

JL;DR SUMMARY A meeting at the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn erupted in controversy when a member referred to Jewish supremacism during a discussion over implementing a BDS policy against Israel, drawing accusations of antisemitism. 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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New YorkJewish Community Relations CouncilBdsJewish SupremacyMark TreygerCommunity TensionsPark Slope Food CoopRamon Maislen

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Park Slope, New York, United States
"The coop has long been a frontier for clashes over Israel among progressives in the Brooklyn neighborhood, with efforts to ban Israeli products sparking conflicts repeatedly since well before the war in Gaza."
New York, United States
"On Thursday, JCRC-NY CEO Mark Treyger condemned the incident in a statement, calling on the New York State Division of Human Rights and the New York City Commission on Human Rights to review these reports promptly and take appropriate action."

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