Rows of bombed-out apartment buildings and fields of rubble in Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza, under a blue sky.

Skip Cameron Restaurants Genocide’s gross.

Why

Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, the company behind Ocean Prime, The Pearl, Cap City and a couple dozen more, signed on as a “Chief of Staff” sponsor of Bourbon & Bubbles, a fundraiser for Friends of the Israel Defense Forces – Ohio.1

FIDF raises money for Israeli soldiers, the military force a UN Commission of Inquiry found has committed genocide in Gaza in the ongoing aggression.3

“Chief of Staff”

CMR’s sponsorship tier at Friends of the IDF – Ohio’s Bourbon & Bubbles fundraiser. FIDF–Ohio publicly thanked CMR for its “generosity and partnership.”

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Genocide

On Sept. 16, 2025, the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry found that Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip.

UN OHCHR
20,179+

Children killed in Gaza between Oct. 7, 2023 and Oct. 7, 2025, per a UN commission report, with 44,143 more injured. Since the ceasefire, about one more child has been killed every day.

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CMR had not responded to Baladna’s letter, and its PR firm did not answer repeated requests for comment from Matter News.

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Sponsor backdrop at the Friends of the IDF – Ohio event. Across the top: the FIDF logo at left, a circular seal with the initials B&B at right, and in the center, under the word DIAMOND, the Cameron Mitchell Restaurants logo. Below it, smaller logos and names of Gold, Silver, Sapphire and Bronze sponsors.
This photo from the event shows Cameron Mitchell Restaurants was the top sponsor of the Friends of the IDF fundraiser.

Who

Baladna: Palestine Society of Columbus called for the boycott and asked CMR to withdraw its support.1

“Supporting a foreign armed force which imprisons and bombs civilians … is indefensible.”Baladna: Palestine Society of Columbus

On Sept. 1, 2026, nine groups published an open community letter to Cameron Mitchell:2

  • Baladna: Palestine Society of Columbus
  • Jewish Voice for Peace – Central Ohio
  • CAIR – Ohio
  • American Muslims for Palestine – Columbus
  • Students for Justice in Palestine – OSU
  • Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine – OSU
  • Democratic Socialists of America – Columbus
  • Party for Socialism & Liberation – Columbus
  • Young United Souls for Revolutionary Action

This site is independent and doesn’t speak for any of these groups.

Instagram graphic (slide 2 of 2) from Baladna: Palestine Society of Columbus, with the Baladna logo over a red tatreez-patterned background. Text: “Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, the largest restaurant group in central Ohio, has adopted an abhorrent position as a sponsor of the ‘Friends of the Israel Defense Forces - Ohio’ group. In light of the past three years of accelerated genocide against Palestinians, supporting a foreign armed force which imprisons and bombs civilians, and launches pogroms against Palestinians is indefensible. It is especially ironic that by funding the FIDF, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants supports the starvation of over two million people and the deliberate murder of World Central Kitchen aid workers. Baladna calls on its community members to speak out against the normalization of the genocide being waged against Palestinians, and to support restaurants who are not involved in whitewashing crimes against humanity.”
Baladna’s statement on the sponsorship.

Where Not to Eat

Central Ohio

  • The Avenue Steak TavernDublin · Grandview Heights
  • The Barn at Rocky Fork CreekGahanna
  • Budd Dairy Food HallColumbus
  • Butcher & RoseColumbus
  • Cameron’s American BistroWorthington
  • Cap City Fine Diner & BarDublin · Gahanna · Grandview
  • CentoColumbus
  • Del MarColumbus
  • The Guild HouseColumbus
  • Hudson 29 Kitchen + DrinkNew Albany · Upper Arlington · Bexley (2027)
  • Lincoln Social RooftopColumbus
  • Marcella’sPolaris · Short North
  • Martini Modern ItalianColumbus
  • Molly Woo’s Asian BistroPolaris
  • Ocean PrimeColumbus
  • The PearlDublin · Short North
  • Rusty Bucket Restaurant & TavernMultiple locations
  • SoCal Kitchen + BarColumbus
  • Valentina’sDublin

Beyond Ohio

  • Ocean PrimeBeverly Hills · Boston · Chicago · Dallas · Denver · Greenwood Village · Fort Lauderdale · Indianapolis · Kansas City · Las Vegas · Naples · Nashville · New York · Orlando · Philadelphia · Phoenix · Sarasota · Tampa · Troy, MI · Washington, D.C.
  • Big Rock Italian ChophouseBirmingham, MI
  • The Rock Cigar ClubBirmingham, MI
  • Del MarNaples · Fort Lauderdale · West Palm Beach, FL
  • The PearlTampa, FL
  • Prime Social ReserveNaples, FL
  • Prime Social RooftopNaples, FL

Demands

  1. End all support for Friends of the IDF – Ohio and every other FIDF chapter.

  2. Stop sponsoring, contributing to, or promoting FIDF activities.

  3. Donate to charitable organizations providing medical or food relief to Palestinians in Gaza.

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