Cancellation of Humanitarian Fundraiser for Gaza by Pro-Israel Owners Prompts Calls to Boycott Palisadium / Riverview Ballroom, Cliffside Park, NJ

Just 2 days before a scheduled event to raise funds for humanitarian support for the suffering people of Gaza who have been subjected to relentless genocidal war for over a year, the venue canceled the event saying that it will not host events in support of Palestinians. The venue is the Riverview Ballroom (formerly Palisadium) in Cliffside Park, NJ. The scheduled event that was canceled was entitled “A Night for the Love of Gaza.”

(The event was still held and successful but the sponsors had to scramble to find a host that would not discriminate against the sponsors based upon Islamaphobia and anti-Palestinian hatred.)

American Muslims for Palestine NJ chapter has aptly responded with a call to boycott this venue that is practicing Islamaphobic and anti-Palestine hatred. According to an Instagram posting from AMP-NJ:

BOYCOTT PALISADIUM/ RIVERVIEW BALLROOM 🚨
Attention all community members in New Jersey and the tri-state area‼️

Our community has been hosting events and celebrations at the Zionist hall called the Palisadium for over a decade. Over the past year, we have hosted events here while their owners supported the genocide in Palestine. This call to action is long overdue. Boycotting these businesses is the easiest form of protest and resistance against the occupation. WE CALL FOR:
1. BOYCOTT OF PALISADIUM / RIVERVIEW BALLROOM — 700 Palisadium Dr, Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
2. BOYCOTT OF THE OWNERS AND THEIR BUSINESSES
3. BOYCOTT OF ANY BUSINESSES AND AFFILIATES.

We will not be complicit in gen0cide or support any businesses that are. Spread the word and publicly boycott affiliates of gen0cide. AMP-NJ