By Colin Campbell 3/28/12 7:38am

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The Daily Show Roasts Park Slope Boycott Politics

The Park Slope Food Co-op may have voted down the controversial ban of a handful of Israeli food products last night, but that won’t stop outside observers from making fun of the entire debate.

The Daily Show, filmed before the ultimate vote took place, made sure to wade into the discussion.

“The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has raged for decades with countless casualties on both sides,” the show’s segment began, displaying militaristic scenes from the violence. “But perhaps there’s one aspect of this war that’s most tragic of all: the Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn, New York.” Read More

By Colin Campbell 3/27/12 7:00pm

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Dan Halloran Has Something to Say About Park Slope’s Food Co-op

Later tonight, the Park Slope Food Co-op will vote on whether to hold a referendum on boycotting Israeli products to protest the government’s treatment of Palestine, and if Councilman Dan Halloran has anything to say about it (he doesn’t), they will reject the proposed ban.

Mr. Halloran, of course, is the Republican candidate in a congressional race in northeastern Queens that has increasingly become obsessed with supporting Israel. His own campaign announcement speech yesterday repeated the word “Israel” time and time again, and today, he’s keeping up the same rhetoric. Read More