{"id":565,"date":"2026-06-24T04:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=565"},"modified":"2026-06-24T04:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:40:09","slug":"mamdani-finally-responds-to-anti-israel-coffee-shop-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=565","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani Finally Responds To Anti-Israel Coffee Shop Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday broke his silence over a Brooklyn coffee shop\u2019s social media post declaring that it would no longer serve a Jewish congressman because of his views on Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=563\">Court Hands Trump Big Victory To Turbocharge Deportations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Department of Justice is investigating the coffee chain that claims to promote \u201cradical hospitality.\u201d Poetica Coffee, which operates seven locations across the Big Apple, mocked Rep. Dan Goldman in a Facebook post over the weekend, declaring that it does not serve \u201cgenocide enablers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\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 coffee shop said, posting a picture of Goldman at a Brooklyn location.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSee, here at Poetica, we don\u2019t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mamdani initially declined to comment but was later pressed by a reporter, who asked the Democratic Socialist whether the coffee shop\u2019s response had crossed a line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI have many political disagreements with Congressman Goldman when it comes to his votes and his views on Israel,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cI think what we saw online goes beyond that.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mayor Mamdani addresses Dan Goldman cafe incident while backing DSA-linked candidates pic.twitter.com\/Ym0FOWIhtM<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) June 23, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>On the company\u2019s website<\/span><span>, Poetica says the chain is \u201crooted in the Uzbek tradition where the guest is sacred, the books are unbanned, and the door is open to everyone.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But the company took a decidedly different tone with Goldman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cToo bad we didn\u2019t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund \u2014 we don\u2019t need your money (it\u2019s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don\u2019t ever come to Poetica,\u201d Poetica said on social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=561\">WATCH: Fifth Graders Pretend To Be Shot By Police In Front Of Parents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The leftist owner of the Brooklyn coffee shop,\u00a0<\/span><span>Parviz Mukhamadkulov, on Monday defended his company\u2019s decision to target the pro-Israel Democrat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPretty simple process, if you support genocide, we reserve the right to not serve you,\u201d Mukhamadkulov replied to a LinkedIn post praising his establishment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In other comments and posts, he has accused Israel of committing genocide, compared the Jewish state to Nazi Germany, and defended the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack that killed and abducted civilians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIsrael is the Nazi Germany of current time,\u201d he wrote in response to a video posted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cExplain to me why Israel is killing babies?\u201d Mukhamadkulov replied in another post, <\/span><span>The Daily Wire previously reported.<\/span><span> \u201cAfter October 7th, the Palestinian state will extend from the river to the sea.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mukhamadkulov also minimized the account of a Holocaust victim killed at the Auschwitz extermination camp, saying, \u201cThis is a horrible story. That is why it\u2019s important we talk against the genocide Israel is committing against Palestinians.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Goldman \u2014 who prediction markets say is likely to lose his seat in Congress \u2014 responded to the coffee shop\u2019s social media post.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s a reflection, I think, of a sad state of affairs that, without knowing me, we could have had such a nice interaction,\u201d Goldman said. \u201cTwo people, obviously from different backgrounds, different faiths, but that\u2019s what America is, and that\u2019s what New York City is, that is what I believe in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=559\">Democrats Pull Another Political Theater Stunt With Iran Vote<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday broke his silence over a Brooklyn coffee shop\u2019s social media post declaring that it would no longer serve a Jewish congressman because of his views on Israel.The Department of Justice is investigating the coffee chain that claims to promote \u201cradical hospitality.\u201d Poetica Coffee, which operates seven locations across the Big Apple, mocked Rep. Dan Goldman in a Facebook post over the weekend, declaring that it does not serve \u201cgenocide enablers.\u201d\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 coffee shop said, posting a picture of Goldman at a Brooklyn location.\u00a0\u201cSee, here at Poetica, we don\u2019t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between.\u201dMamdani initially declined to comment but was later pressed by a reporter, who asked the Democratic Socialist whether the coffee shop\u2019s response had crossed a line.\u201cI have many political disagreements with Congressman Goldman when it comes to his votes and his views on Israel,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cI think what we saw online goes beyond that.\u201d\u00a0Mayor Mamdani addresses Dan Goldman cafe incident while backing DSA-linked candidates pic.twitter.com\/Ym0FOWIhtM\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) June 23, 2026On the company\u2019s website, Poetica says the chain is \u201crooted in the Uzbek tradition where the guest is sacred, the books are unbanned, and the door is open to everyone.\u201d\u00a0But the company took a decidedly different tone with Goldman.\u00a0\u201cToo bad we didn\u2019t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund \u2014 we don\u2019t need your money (it\u2019s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don\u2019t ever come to Poetica,\u201d Poetica said on social media.\u00a0The leftist owner of the Brooklyn coffee shop,\u00a0Parviz Mukhamadkulov, on Monday defended his company\u2019s decision to target the pro-Israel Democrat.\u00a0\u201cPretty simple process, if you support genocide, we reserve the right to not serve you,\u201d Mukhamadkulov replied to a LinkedIn post praising his establishment.\u00a0In other comments and posts, he has accused Israel of committing genocide, compared the Jewish state to Nazi Germany, and defended the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack that killed and abducted civilians.\u201cIsrael is the Nazi Germany of current time,\u201d he wrote in response to a video posted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.\u00a0\u201cExplain to me why Israel is killing babies?\u201d Mukhamadkulov replied in another post, The Daily Wire previously reported. \u201cAfter October 7th, the Palestinian state will extend from the river to the sea.\u201dMukhamadkulov also minimized the account of a Holocaust victim killed at the Auschwitz extermination camp, saying, \u201cThis is a horrible story. That is why it\u2019s important we talk against the genocide Israel is committing against Palestinians.\u201dGoldman \u2014 who prediction markets say is likely to lose his seat in Congress \u2014 responded to the coffee shop\u2019s social media post.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a reflection, I think, of a sad state of affairs that, without knowing me, we could have had such a nice interaction,\u201d Goldman said. \u201cTwo people, obviously from different backgrounds, different faiths, but that\u2019s what America is, and that\u2019s what New York City is, that is what I believe in.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mamdani Finally Responds To Anti-Israel Coffee Shop Controversy - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=565\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mamdani Finally Responds To Anti-Israel Coffee Shop Controversy - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday broke his silence over a Brooklyn coffee shop\u2019s social media post declaring that it would no longer serve a Jewish congressman because of his views on Israel.The Department of Justice is investigating the coffee chain that claims to promote \u201cradical hospitality.\u201d Poetica Coffee, which operates seven locations across the Big Apple, mocked Rep. Dan Goldman in a Facebook post over the weekend, declaring that it does not serve \u201cgenocide enablers.\u201d\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 coffee shop said, posting a picture of Goldman at a Brooklyn location.\u00a0\u201cSee, here at Poetica, we don\u2019t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between.\u201dMamdani initially declined to comment but was later pressed by a reporter, who asked the Democratic Socialist whether the coffee shop\u2019s response had crossed a line.\u201cI have many political disagreements with Congressman Goldman when it comes to his votes and his views on Israel,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cI think what we saw online goes beyond that.\u201d\u00a0Mayor Mamdani addresses Dan Goldman cafe incident while backing DSA-linked candidates pic.twitter.com\/Ym0FOWIhtM\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) June 23, 2026On the company\u2019s website, Poetica says the chain is \u201crooted in the Uzbek tradition where the guest is sacred, the books are unbanned, and the door is open to everyone.\u201d\u00a0But the company took a decidedly different tone with Goldman.\u00a0\u201cToo bad we didn\u2019t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund \u2014 we don\u2019t need your money (it\u2019s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don\u2019t ever come to Poetica,\u201d Poetica said on social media.\u00a0The leftist owner of the Brooklyn coffee shop,\u00a0Parviz Mukhamadkulov, on Monday defended his company\u2019s decision to target the pro-Israel Democrat.\u00a0\u201cPretty simple process, if you support genocide, we reserve the right to not serve you,\u201d Mukhamadkulov replied to a LinkedIn post praising his establishment.\u00a0In other comments and posts, he has accused Israel of committing genocide, compared the Jewish state to Nazi Germany, and defended the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack that killed and abducted civilians.\u201cIsrael is the Nazi Germany of current time,\u201d he wrote in response to a video posted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.\u00a0\u201cExplain to me why Israel is killing babies?\u201d Mukhamadkulov replied in another post, The Daily Wire previously reported. \u201cAfter October 7th, the Palestinian state will extend from the river to the sea.\u201dMukhamadkulov also minimized the account of a Holocaust victim killed at the Auschwitz extermination camp, saying, \u201cThis is a horrible story. That is why it\u2019s important we talk against the genocide Israel is committing against Palestinians.\u201dGoldman \u2014 who prediction markets say is likely to lose his seat in Congress \u2014 responded to the coffee shop\u2019s social media post.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a reflection, I think, of a sad state of affairs that, without knowing me, we could have had such a nice interaction,\u201d Goldman said. \u201cTwo people, obviously from different backgrounds, different faiths, but that\u2019s what America is, and that\u2019s what New York City is, that is what I believe in.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=565\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-24T04:40:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=565#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=565\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c\"},\"headline\":\"Mamdani Finally Responds To Anti-Israel Coffee Shop Controversy\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-24T04:40:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=565\"},\"wordCount\":603,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=565#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/b5a54a340075cb47943a8e52e31cd742.avif\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=565#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=565\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=565\",\"name\":\"Mamdani Finally Responds To Anti-Israel Coffee Shop Controversy - 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Or are you still having a hard time telling the difference?\u201d the coffee shop said, posting a picture of Goldman at a Brooklyn location.\u00a0\u201cSee, here at Poetica, we don\u2019t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between.\u201dMamdani initially declined to comment but was later pressed by a reporter, who asked the Democratic Socialist whether the coffee shop\u2019s response had crossed a line.\u201cI have many political disagreements with Congressman Goldman when it comes to his votes and his views on Israel,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cI think what we saw online goes beyond that.\u201d\u00a0Mayor Mamdani addresses Dan Goldman cafe incident while backing DSA-linked candidates pic.twitter.com\/Ym0FOWIhtM\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) June 23, 2026On the company\u2019s website, Poetica says the chain is \u201crooted in the Uzbek tradition where the guest is sacred, the books are unbanned, and the door is open to everyone.\u201d\u00a0But the company took a decidedly different tone with Goldman.\u00a0\u201cToo bad we didn\u2019t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund \u2014 we don\u2019t need your money (it\u2019s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don\u2019t ever come to Poetica,\u201d Poetica said on social media.\u00a0The leftist owner of the Brooklyn coffee shop,\u00a0Parviz Mukhamadkulov, on Monday defended his company\u2019s decision to target the pro-Israel Democrat.\u00a0\u201cPretty simple process, if you support genocide, we reserve the right to not serve you,\u201d Mukhamadkulov replied to a LinkedIn post praising his establishment.\u00a0In other comments and posts, he has accused Israel of committing genocide, compared the Jewish state to Nazi Germany, and defended the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack that killed and abducted civilians.\u201cIsrael is the Nazi Germany of current time,\u201d he wrote in response to a video posted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.\u00a0\u201cExplain to me why Israel is killing babies?\u201d Mukhamadkulov replied in another post, The Daily Wire previously reported. \u201cAfter October 7th, the Palestinian state will extend from the river to the sea.\u201dMukhamadkulov also minimized the account of a Holocaust victim killed at the Auschwitz extermination camp, saying, \u201cThis is a horrible story. 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