Pushing back against the Park Slope Food Coop’s decision to boycott Israeli products, the UJA-Federation of New York, which said the boycott is “divisive and hate-driven,” bought 20,000 bags of Bamba and said it would distribute them at Sunday’s Israel Day Parade in New York City.

The food co-op is popular for selling food and fresh produce at low prices to its members in exchange for a once-in-six-weeks work shift.

In a vote that was moved online due to security concerns, 8,400 out of 17,000 members voted in a landslide, 67 percent to 31 percent, to boycott Israeli products, while 2 percent abstained.

The co-op sells a few Israeli products, such as Bamba, Dorot frozen herb and garlic cubes, a few brands of tahini and Equal Exchange olive oil. Equal Exchange is particularly notable because it uses olives grown by Arab farm owners in Judea and Samaria. The boycott thus hurts not only Jews but the very people the boycotters purport to care about.

The UJA-Federation posted about the Bamba purchase on X.

“Bamba, anyone?” the group wrote. “In response to the divisive and hate-driven boycott of Israeli products at the Park Slope Food Coop, UJA is buying those very products, starting with a purchase of 20,000 bags of Bamba.”

“Stay tuned as we distribute these beloved Israeli snacks at community events over the next few weeks — because we’re all better with Bamba,” the statement added.

Mark Goldfeder, director of National Jewish Advocacy Center, threatened the co-op with a lawsuit.

“Dear Park Slope Food Coop,” he wrote on X. “Today, NJAC Law sent a demand letter on behalf of members and importers harmed by PSFC’s illegal Israel boycott. Your mission statement says diversity and equality.”

“Prove it. Sell kale,” he demanded. “Stop discriminating. Do it, or we’ll see you in court.”

The Anti-Defamation League also weighed in with a withering condemnation.

“Isn’t the Park Slope Food Co-op supposed to be about community?” the group said in a statement. “Instead of bringing neighbors together, this community institution chose to alienate many of its longtime Jewish members and their allies by banning a handful of Israeli products. This move does nothing to advance peace in the Middle East; instead, the heinous rhetoric about Israel and Jews invoked in the process to ban these products contributes to the intense climate of antisemitism in NYC.”

An unknown person left a note on a bag outside the store that summed up the feelings of outrage sparked by the boycott.

“To the co-op members who voted to boycott Israeli products (aka hypocrites),” the person wrote. “Have you looked into products from Italy or are you giving the Vatican a pass for protecting pedophiles?”

“Enjoy your mediocre hummus!! xo,” they concluded.