Rep. Dan Goldman urges ‘no’ vote on proposed Brooklyn Israel boycott, warning of antisemitism
Rep. Dan Goldman of New York and his primary challenger Brad Lander are wading into the contentious debate over a proposed boycott of Israeli products at a Brooklyn cooperative grocery store ahead of an expected…
Assessment
A sitting congressman and his primary challenger are publicly weighing in on a local grocery cooperative's internal vote over boycotting Israeli products. The dispute signals how national debates over Israel policy are increasingly playing out in neighborhood institutions, and how elected officials see political stakes in taking sides. The coming vote will test whether economic activism around the conflict gains traction within progressive consumer spaces in Brooklyn.