Protesters Rally Outside Brooklyn Cafe After It Bans 1 Congressman Over Pro-Israel Views
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 25
Protesters Rally Outside Brooklyn Cafe After It Bans 1 Congressman Over Pro-Israel Views
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 25
Summary
Dozens of pro- and anti-Israel demonstrators faced off Wednesday outside Poetica Coffee in Brooklyn after the shop publicly barred Rep. Dan Goldman over his pro-Israel stance.
Poetica posted and later deleted a photo of Goldman, refunded his coffee purchase and wrote that it does not serve “genocide enablers,” though Goldman said staff had been kind to him and his 7-year-old daughter.
The backlash widened after the Justice Department’s Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into the alleged denial-of-service taunts, even as Goldman said he did not think the episode warranted a probe.
Critics at the protest called the ban antisemitic and pointed to Poetica’s website promise that “the door doesn’t close on anyone,” turning the dispute into a broader fight over anti-Zionism, antisemitism and ideological litmus tests in Brooklyn.