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Applauding a speech that labels Jews as supremacists is not principled: It’s hatred — and wrong

Nypost · · 638 words · By Ramon Maislen
Local Activism and Boycotts Antisemitism and Community Safety Political Polarization and Extremism
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Loaded Language 90% confidence
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Appeal to Anger 70% confidence
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Selective Omission 80% confidence
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“At this month’s Park Slope Food Coop general meeting, a member announced on Zoom: “Jewish supremacism is a problem in this country … “”
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Multiple web search results report an incident at the Park Slope Food Coop general meeting where a member made a statement regarding 'Jewish supremacism.' The evidence confirms the event and the specific quote, drawing from multiple online reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of all airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators, the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator). Historical assignments are also inclu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airline_codes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alpine ( AL-pyne) is a city in and the county seat of Brewster County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,035 at the 2020 census. The town has an elevation of 4,462 feet (1,360 m), and the su…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine,_Texas
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web search NEUTRAL — At this month's Park Slope Food Coop general meeting, a member announced on Zoom: "Jewish supremacism is a problem in this country … " and the crowd cheered. I've been a member for 15 years ...
https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/opinion/applauding-a-speech-th…
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“I have been a coop member for 15 years, and I have never felt more unwelcome in my own community.”
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While the web search results confirm that some individuals have been members of the Park Slope Food Coop for 15 years (e.g., Dian Killian, PhD), the evidence does not contain the original article or multiple independent reports confirming that 'the author' (the person making the claim) has been a member for 15 years. The claim is tied to the author's personal experience, which is not corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fifteen or 15 may refer to: 15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 15& (Korean: 피프틴앤드, also known as Fifteen And) was a South Korean duo formed by JYP Entertainment in 2012. The duo consisted of Park Ji-min and Baek Ye-rin. The name refers to fifteen being their age …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15&
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacobitism was a political ideology advocating the restoration of the senior line of the House of Stuart to the British throne. When James II of England chose exile after the November 1688 Glorious Re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobitism
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“Members of the self-proclaimed “Park Slope Food Coop members for Palestine” have called me a racist genocide-supporter, simply for opposing their attempt to have our coop join the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, which wants consumers and stores to boycott Israeli companies.”
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The evidence confirms the existence and purpose of the BDS movement and the Park Slope Food Coop (PSFC). However, the specific incident—that members of the 'Park Slope Food Coop members for Palestine' called the author a 'racist genocide-supporter' for opposing the BDS—is a detailed, personal account that is not corroborated by multiple independent news sources. It remains tied to the original source's narrative.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The King's Birthday Honours 1943 were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by people of the British Empire. They were published on 2 June 194…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_Birthday_Honours
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an incomplete list of the 2019 Women's March events, most of which took place on January 19, 2019, some on January 20 or later (as noted), and a few before (also as noted).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2019_Women's_March_loc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Park Slope Food Coop (PSFC) is a food cooperative located in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. It is one of the oldest and largest active food co-ops in the United States. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Slope_Food_Coop
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“In 2024, an Israeli woman stocking shelves was screamed at and told she smells of Palestinian baby blood.”
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The web search results contain general reports about violence and conflict in Gaza and the West Bank, including reports of pregnant women and children being killed. However, the specific, detailed claim—that an Israeli woman stocking shelves at the coop was screamed at and told she smells of Palestinian baby blood in 2024—is a highly specific, personal anecdote that is not corroborated by multiple independent news sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel has occupied the Palestinian territories and the Golan Heights of Syria since the Six-Day War of 1967. It has previously occupied the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt and southern Lebanon as well. Prio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-occupied_territories
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine. Key aspects of the conflict …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Intermittent discussions are held by various parties and proposals put forward in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through a peace process. Since the 1970s, there has been a para…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Palestinian_peace_proc…
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“Weeks later, a queer Sephardic Jewish woman was given a Nazi salute outside our entrance.”
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The evidence confirms that Nazi salutes have occurred at various locations (e.g., Sydney Jewish Museum, Chicago), and that Sephardic Jews are a recognized diaspora group. However, the specific incident—that a queer Sephardic Jewish woman was given a Nazi salute outside the coop in 2024—is a highly specific, personal anecdote that lacks corroboration from multiple independent sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of former and current heads of state and heads of government who were / are of Jewish or have a largely Jewish heritage, other than the heads of state and government of Israel. This lis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_heads_of_state_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the winners of the National Jewish Book Award by category. The awards were established in 1950 to recognize outstanding Jewish Literature. They are awarded by the Jewish Book Council…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_winners_of_the_Nationa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sephardic Jews, also known as Sephardi Jews or Sephardim, and rarely as Iberian Peninsular Jews, are a Jewish diaspora population associated with the historic Jewish communities of the Iberian Peninsu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephardic_Jews
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“This past Halloween, a member wearing a costume themed around the Israeli peanut-butter snack Bamba was menacingly confronted by two men at the entry desk.”
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The web search results confirm that Halloween costumes and confrontations are common topics (e.g., Yale, NYC), and that costumes can be confrontational. However, the specific incident—that a member wearing a Bamba-themed costume was confronted by two men at the coop's entry desk last Halloween—is a unique, personal event that is not corroborated by multiple independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wearing costumes and playing pranks at Halloween did not spread to England until the 20th century.[145] Pranksters used hollowed-out turnips or mangel wurzels as lanterns, often carved with grotesque …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
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web search NEUTRAL — The confrontation was over an email that former Yale instructor Erika Christakis (Professor Christakis’ wife) had sent to students at Yale’s Silliman College addressing the issue of whether Yale shoul…
https://www.fire.org/news/new-video-last-years-yale-hallowee…
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web search NEUTRAL — Recently, an NYC influencer drew criticism after filming a video in which he went on a date with a man dressed in a Big Bird costume.
https://thenerdstash.com/viral-nyc-prankster-in-big-bird-cos…
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“At the April 2025 general meeting, a coop member accused “right-wing Jews” of sabotaging a BDS vote.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Park Slope Food Coop has been involved in debates and votes regarding BDS and Israeli goods. One source even mentions a co-op chain voting to remove Israeli goods in 2025, corroborating the general theme of political conflict and voting at the coop.
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web search NEUTRAL — After the 2012 vote on BDS, the Coop realized they had to find a larger space to hold controversial votes. And since the pro-BDS group began canvassing outside the store, the Coop’s general coordinato…
https://forward.com/culture/622423/park-slope-food-coop-bds-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Coop campaign is part of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS), a global movement launched with a 2005 call by 170 Palestinian civil-society groups.
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/co-oping-bds-progressive-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Co-op store is seen on May 19, 2025 in London, England. Members of the Co-Op supermarket chain in the UK have voted during the organization's AGM in favor of an advisory motion to remove Israeli goo…
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250519-73-of-co-op-membe…
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“When a Jewish member filed a complaint, the response was that he should stop invoking “Jewish privilege.””
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The evidence provides general context regarding Jewish tradition, invoking 'Jewish privilege,' and historical arguments related to Jewish rites. However, the specific claim—that a Jewish member filing a complaint was told to stop invoking 'Jewish privilege'—is a specific, personal interaction that is not corroborated by multiple independent news sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — In invoking “Jewish tradition” as the source of its “justice work,” JVP appends the further thought: “Such work is part of our own liberation.” This lingo suggests that JVP’s interpretation of Jewish …
https://www.commentary.org/articles/joshua-muravchik/not-so-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Until unification in 1871, Jews and non-Jews often looked to Jewish rites when arguing for or against Jewish emancipation. Even after the extension of civic rights in 1871, they continued to invoke Je…
https://dl.booksee.org/genesis/862000/7bcf4201bc85624def16b7…
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web search NEUTRAL — When the Jews tell Jesus in John 8 that they are the “seed of Abraham,” in Greek “sperma Abraam ,” He changes the term of the argument by replying “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do as Abra…
https://archive.org/stream/JewishSpiritTalmudistKabbalismDis…
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“Tucker Carlson and Hasan Piker have little in common, yet on the idea that “Jewish power” is a corrupting force that must be confronted, the far right and the far left are finding common ground.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the search results provided no information regarding the alleged common ground between Tucker Carlson and Hasan Piker on 'Jewish power.'
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“Stores in Crown Heights already post stickers refusing service to “Zionists.””
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the search results provided no information regarding stickers in Crown Heights refusing service to 'Zionists.'
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“Jews, like Palestinians, are indigenous to the land of Israel.”
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“Park Slope’s own Brad Lander, currently campaigning for Congress, has deployed anti-Jewish dog whistles, which have sent a clear message: Jewish concerns come second to political alliances.”
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“For more than 50 years, the Park Slope Food Coop has been a model of shared responsibility and mutual respect.”
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