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Rep. Dan Goldman addresses Brooklyn coffee shop banning him over his views on Israel

Goldman described the coffee shop encounter and criticized the divisive rhetoric surrounding the incident.

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Rep. Dan Goldman said a Brooklyn coffee shop’s now-deleted social media post appeared to ban him, amid his primary contest with Brad Lander and debate over Israel and Gaza. The Justice Department’s civil rights division has opened an investigation into the coffee shop.

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New York representative responding to a coffee shop’s post about his views on Israel

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Goldman’s primary challenger

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DOJ Investigates Brooklyn Coffee Shop After Post About Rep. Dan Goldman

Outlets agree that the Justice Department opened an investigation into a Brooklyn coffee shop after it said it would have refused service to Rep. Dan Goldman over his support for Israel. Left-leaning outlets frame the investigation as raising questions about U.S. defense of Israel. Center outlets mainly recount the shop’s post, Goldman’s response and the investigation, sometimes connecting the dispute to his primary. Right-leaning outlets stress the shop’s stated refusal and federal scrutiny, with some also focusing on protests, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s response or the primary result.

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