{"id":11308,"date":"2026-05-27T02:26:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11308"},"modified":"2026-05-27T02:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:26:32","slug":"park-slope-coop-votes-on-anti-israel-boycott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11308","title":{"rendered":"Park Slope Coop votes on anti-Israel boycott"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Park Slope Food Coop members approved a boycott of Israeli goods Tuesday night \u2014 following a years-long food fight that has turned vicious.<\/p>\n<p>Over 7000 of the co-op\u2019s 15,000 members attended the meeting \u2014 which had to be shifted to Zoom only after Jewish attendees cited \u201cexplicit fears\u201d for their safety if they attended in person.<\/p>\n<p>The huge turnout, which many said was the largest in the co-op\u2019s 53 year history, comes after months of heated debate at the Brooklyn institution that has spilled out on the lefty enclave\u2019s streets.<\/p>\n<p>The boycott passed by a vote of 67 percent in favor to 31 percent against, with 2 percent abstaining.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large alignnone\"><figcaption>In a historic vote Tuesday night, the Park Slope Food Coop drew roughly 8,000 attendees to vote on a boycott of Israeli products.  <span class=\"credit\">J.C. Rice<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The debate over whether the co-op should join the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, sanctions (BDS) movement over a handful of Israeli groceries led to an antisemitic outburst at a meeting last month, as well as accusations the Jewish members were supporting genocide. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The co-op\u2019s last Israel boycott vote, in 2012, drew only 2,000 attendees. Usual meetings can range from 50 to 200 members, according to Ramon Maislen, a longtime co-op member.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe coop used to feel like Brooklyn\u2019s living room; now every meeting feels like judgment day at noon,\u201d Maislen said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever our politics, we should be able to disagree without condemning one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s meeting\u2019s agenda included routine business-like elections to the Revolving Loan Committee and the Pension Education Committee.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Park Slope Food Coop member Murray Lantner handing out leaflets to call on members to vote against the boycot. <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large alignnone\"><figcaption>The nearly 3-year-long saga has escalated in recent weeks with many members, especially those pro-BDS, protesting and distributing propaganda outside the store.  <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Members say that regardless of the verdict, time is being wasted fighting over the same issues when they should be promoting peace and unity. <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the main event was a pair of votes over voting thresholds for boycotts, and whether to remove Israeli hummus, matzo, and other goods from shelves. <\/p>\n<p>While all members can vote, the co-op board votes at the end, and their vote is decisive, Maislen says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re supposed to be influenced by membership votes, but they are technically not required to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first vote of the night was a procedural maneuver to lower the threshold for boycotting products from 75% to a simple majority. <\/p>\n<p>61% of members voted to restore the simple majority rule, 38% voted no, and 1% abstained. The change took effect immediately, impacting the following boycott vote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Pro-BDS food coop members passing out leaflets on May 25, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Co-op members have reported feeling incredibly anxious and nervous in the lead-up to the vote due to the debate\u2019s increased volatility.  <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The second was the vote on the actual ban, which passed with 67% voting yes, 31% voting no, and 2% abstaining.<\/p>\n<p>Had the supermajority requirement held, the boycott would not have passed. <\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the meeting, co-op general coordinators Ann Herpel and Matt Hoagland urged members to maintain a respectful, cooperative tone when speaking, acknowledging the \u201chighly contested and intense interest\u201d the BDS vote has sparked among members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers may hold deeply different views on these issues but personal attacks, inflammatory language, or any comments directed at anyone\u2019s identity such as religion, ethnicity, or national origin are unacceptable,\u201d the email read. \u201cRecording the meeting is prohibited.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large alignnone\"><figcaption>Park Slope Food Coop members holding an anti-Israel sign <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@psfc4palestine<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A food coop member working in a keffiyeh scarf. <span class=\"credit\">Obtained by The New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome, some members feel the controversial spectacle divided members when it should have been an opportunity to unite them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere we are getting all this publicity, and we could be using it to amplify the voices working for co-existence and a shared future,\u201d said member Barbara Mazor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut instead we are just rehashing the same stuff that doesn\u2019t help anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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