Here’s the latest I can provide based on recent reporting up to now.
- Park Slope Food Coop (PSFC) has had ongoing debates about Israel-related boycotts, with several votes and board discussions over the years. Recent coverage highlighted controversy around proposals to boycott Israeli products and the broader debate within the co-op about its stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.[1][7][9]
- A notable incident in 2012 drew wide attention to the co-op’s internal politics around the same issue, illustrating how divisive these discussions can be within PSFC’s membership.[2]
- In late 2024 and 2025, various outlets reported continued organizing around a potential Israeli goods boycott and related campaigns, including tensions between groups supporting a boycott and those opposing it, as well as concerns about antisemitism allegations within the co-op’s discussions.[3][5][7][9]
If you’d like, I can pull more precise, up-to-date details (dates, vote outcomes, current board positions) from specific articles or provide a brief timeline of key events. I can also summarize perspectives from different sides (pro-boycott vs. anti-boycott) with direct quotes from recent coverage.
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The politically-charged vote brought out the masses as the trendy food co-op conducted the vote on Tuesday night. There was both delight and disgust as the crowd of over 1,500 shot down the idea.
www.cbsnews.comBDS at the Coop: Stop Targeting Israel's Products & Supporters
www.change.orgThe only Israeli product recently carried in the well-known cooperative grocery is one type of bell pepper, according to the PSFC's retiring general manager.
www.jta.orgIn an effort to preempt a proposal to boycott Sodastream products made in the occupied West Bank, the Park Slope Food Coop is holding a vote tonight to require a supermajority of 75 percent to approve…
mondoweiss.netThe complaint represents a bid for government intervention in the store's ongoing infighting.
www.jta.org“Every time you want to go grocery shopping, you think, ‘Am I emotionally ready for this?’” one Jewish member said.
www.jta.orgSince the war in Gaza began in October 2023, members of the Park Slope Food co-op have been debating whether to ban Israeli goods from the shelves.
www.wgbh.orgHas led to shoving matches on sidewalks outside.
nymag.comBrooklyn Do you know what your grocery store thinks about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Do you care? If you don’t, you’re probably not a member of the
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