Members of the Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn vote to boycott about a dozen products linked to Israel and Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine, according to multiple reports. The decision comes after years of debate within the co-operative, with months of competing campaigns that some members described as increasingly divisive. The vote is held during a long virtual meeting attended by a large share of the co-op’s membership, and the outcome favors the boycott by a clear majority—reported as 67% of participants and as more than a 2-to-1 margin.
The boycott is described as affecting specific items such as tahini, peppers and persimmons, along with other products associated with the targeted origins. After the vote, some members and supporters say the co-op will remove or stop stocking the listed brands. Other members and outside critics dispute the decision, including reports of concerns among Jewish members and claims that the boycott amounts to discrimination. One outlet reports that a discrimination complaint has been filed, while another cites a pro-Israel professor raising objections to the co-op’s action.
