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A Big Apple nightclub has been slammed for using images of Hamas’ deadly onslaught on Israel to advertise a party billed as an “intifada fundraver” to raise money for Palestinians.
The ticketed event, held at The End club in Brooklyn Sunday night, was promoted with footage of Hamas terrorists bulldozing through the Gaza border fence as they launched their heinous Oct. 7 attack.
The event’s original ad, which appears to have been deleted from the Bushwick club’s Instagram page but is still making the rounds on social media, sparked immediate backlash — with many accusing the club of lauding the slaughter of 1,400 Israelis.
“This is straight up glorification of a massacre. Reprehensible,” Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine tweeted.
US Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) of the Bronx ripped the club for “glorifying the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.”
“There is a deep rot of antisemitism in American culture that cannot be ignored and must be confronted at every turn. No more turning a blind eye,” Torres wrote on X.
Others expressed outrage about the event being dubbed a “fundraver” — especially given that more than 260 people were gunned down by Hamas terrorists at the Nova music festival in southern Israel.
“Did you think about the 260 that were murdered at a rave? Shame on you,” one person wrote on Instagram.
“The issue is not with raising funds for Palestinians. The issue is you celebrating the idea of intifada,” another user wrote. An “Intifada” can refer to an uprising or rebellion.
“You used video celebrating terrorists breaking through to kill innocent civilians. Wtf is wrong with yall and every artist on this bill,” one Instagram user said.
Several missing-person posters for Israelis who were taken hostage by Hamas were spotted by The Post near the entrance to the club Monday.
Proceeds from the Bushwick fundraiser — which involved a host of DJs — were to be donated to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and Medical Aid for Palestine, according to the event’s ticketing page.
The End defended its decision to host the party, insisting the cause had been “twisted by politicians and social media.”
“This is a peaceful fundraiser for the Palestine children’s relief fund and medical aid for Palestine. We are not here to promote violence of any kind,” the club said on its Instagram page ahead of the event.
“Any display of hostility will result in removal from the venue.”
The club celebrated the event in an Instagram Story early Monday, saying: “Beautiful night. Thank you to everybody who came and helped make this show happen.”
It wasn’t immediately clear how many people attended the event or how much money was raised.
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