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Hospitality for everyone \u2013 except supporters of Israel.<\/p>\n

A crunchy coffee shop flamed pro-Israel Rep. Dan Goldman for buying a cup of java at its Brooklyn location and issued him a refund, declaring they don\u2019t serve \u201cgenocide enablers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Poetica Coffee revealed the unasked-for $9.82 refund in a bitter Facebook post Sunday, with a pic of a hapless Goldman in the Williamsburg shop.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey Congressman Dan Goldman, we see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee. Do you see how it doesn\u2019t taste like genocide juice? Or are you still having a hard time telling the difference?\u201d the post stated, seemingly referring to Goldman\u2019s support of Israel and accusations the nation has committed genocide against Palestinians during the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cSee, here at Poetica, we don\u2019t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between. Too bad we didn\u2019t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund\u2014we don\u2019t need your money (it\u2019s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don\u2019t ever come to Poetica.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goldman faces a tough Democratic primary challenge Tuesday from former city Comptroller Brad Lander.<\/p>\n

The post quickly drew condemnation from many Jewish New Yorkers and others who noted it brazenly contradicted the chain\u2019s avowed ethos of treating people with \u201cunconditional dignity\u201d \u2013 as outlined in a mission statement on its website under the name of the owner Parviz Mukhamadkulov.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe guest is sacred because the act of welcoming is how a community keeps itself intact,\u201d the welcoming statement reads.<\/p>\n

The shop also claims on its site that \u201cwhoever walks through the door is treated with unconditional dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cNot as a customer. Not as a transaction. As someone who arrived and deserves to be welcomed,\u201d the site claims.<\/p>\n

Rory Lancman, a Jewish civil rights lawyer and former Queens councilman, zeroed in on the post, conspiratorially referencing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing poetic in Poetica\u2019s flippant use of \u2018AIPAC\u2019 as a slur against a Jewish public official, which like \u2018Zionist\u2019 or its more noxious shorthand, \u2018Zio,\u2019 is nothing more than a coded dog-whistle for \u2018Jew,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPoetica may claim to be a place \u2018where the guest is sacred, the books are unbanned, and the door is open to everyone,\u2019 but clearly its guests are merely prey for public abuse, its thirst for banning those with opposing opinions is unslakable, and its doors are closed to Jews who think that the Jewish state shouldn\u2019t just lay down and die.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goldman responded to the petty diss by pointing out he bought a coffee out of courtesy for the shop letting his young daughter use the restroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am sorry to see this post,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cThe barista could not have been nicer to my 7-year-old daughter and me \u2014 allowing her to use the bathroom even though we had not purchased anything.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI made sure to buy a coffee in return for her kindness. I hope you at least make sure she gets the tip that she deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Staff at the coffee shop Monday declined to comment.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo comment. We stand against genocide,\u201d a staffer said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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