DOJ investigating New York City coffee shop that banned pro-Israel congressman

The Justice Department (DOJ) launched an investigation into a New York City coffee shop that said it would have refused service to pro-Israel Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-N.Y.) if it had recognized him, according to U.S. Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon. 

In a since-deleted Instagram post, Poetica Coffee wrote on Sunday that it issued a refund to the lawmaker after realizing who he was and said, “Don’t ever come to Poetica.”

“We see that you stopped by our shop today for coffee,” the shop said in the post, Reuters reported.

“We don’t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers or anyone in between,” it continued. “Too bad we didn’t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away.”

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