Brooklyn bookstore accused of refusing to allow Zionists on its premises

A US bookstore has allegedly refused to host an event promoting a new book because it refuses to allow Zionists on its premises.

Joshua Leifer — a critic of Zionism and the author of new book “Tablets Shattered,” which explores debates within American Jewish life — tweets that powerHouse Books in New York’s Brooklyn borough canceled a planned conversation between Leifer and local rabbi Andy Bachman.

“My biggest worry was about synagogues not wanting to host me. I didn’t think it would be bookstores in Brooklyn that would be closing their doors,” Leifer writes.

Less than an hour before the launch event for my book Tablets Shattered, a conversation with Rabbi Andy Bachman, @powerHouseBooks in Brooklyn told me they were unwilling to host the conversation with Andy because they would not permit a Zionist on the premises.

— Joshua Leifer (@joshualeifer) August 21, 2024