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Coffeeshop tells Rep. Dan Goldman he's not welcome over his pro-Israel views

Goldman condemned the coffee shop’s post and said he did not want the Justice Department to investigate his case.

Coffeeshop tells Rep. Dan Goldman he's not welcome over his pro-Israel views
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A New York coffee shop posted that Rep. Dan Goldman should not return because of his pro-Israel views. Goldman criticized the post, and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said it had opened an investigation; NBC News projected that Goldman lost his primary to Brad Lander.

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Representative criticized by a coffee shop over his pro-Israel views

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ALSO MENTIONED  Harmeet Dhillon, Justice Department assistant attorney general for civil rights; Zohran Mamdani, New York mayor who backed Lander

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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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