Park Slope Food Co-op Votes

In a three-hour meeting, members of the grocery cooperative voted by a margin of more than 2 to 1 in favor of a boycott.

1. Frame 1Park Slope's 17,000-member grocery co-op approves an Israeli-goods boycott policy during a three-hour Brooklyn meeting.
2. Frame 2About 7,000 members joined the virtual meeting; the boycott passed by more than 2 to 1.
3. Frame 3The policy is supposed to cover some Israeli and settlement brands of tahini, peppers, and persimmons.
4. Frame 4Months of dueling campaigns turned the grocery aisle into what one opponent called a proxy war.
5. Frame 5Supporters tied the vote to the co-op's history of more than 20 boycotts, including South Africa and Chile.
6. Frame 6Next shelf test: which brands leave, and whether the split inside the co-op hardens.