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Poetica Coffee, a Brooklyn café whose owner built the brand on a stated promise of unconditional welcome, publicly disavowed a transaction with Rep.
Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., on Sunday, issuing a refund after staff belatedly identified the congressman as a supporter of Israel.
The shop said in a Facebook post that it would have turned Goldman away on the spot had employees recognized him earlier, a stance that drew immediate legal scrutiny and accusations of discrimination rooted in Jewish identity.
The Incident and the Post Goldman visited the Brooklyn location with his 7-year-old daughter.
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