Sacramento food co-op becomes battleground over Israeli products

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Some members seeking a boycott over treatment of Palestinians sought a referendum on the issue. When the board refused, the group launched a bid for some board seats and a political campaign ensued.

Reporting from Sacramento -- Its aisles brimming with a rainbow of ripe organic produce, bins of grains and refrigerators stocked with soy everything, the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op has long been an oasis of civility in this combative city.

Democrats and Republicans may quarrel at the Capitol a few miles away, but here they break gluten-free bread, munch on kale chips and sip acai juice in blissful bipartisan harmony: "Peace, love and granola," said Republican strategist Donna Lucas, a proud co-op member.

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