Mark Ruffalo is being defended by more than 170 Jewish entertainment figures in a new open letter rejecting Paramount's claim that Ruffalo fueled “antisemitic tropes”:
“The time is over for spurious charges of antisemitism to be trotted out, this time in the defense of war, oligarchy, and AI domination. That tired playbook has run its course. We stand proudly with Mark Ruffalo, and with all decent people who are bravely rising and speaking truth to power.”
Supporters include Hannah Einbinder, Joel Coen, Todd Haynes, Ilana Glazer, Tony Kushner, Emma Seligman, Jane Schoenbrun and Wallace Shawn.
The letter follows a heated week in which Ruffalo has been at the center of a growing confrontation over the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. In a social media post on Aug. 21, the Marvel star attacked the deal over its potential consequences for Hollywood and accused the Ellison family of being complicit in the “genocide” against Palestinians, which he said “was built on an apartheid system of oppression powered by Oracle.” In the post, he highlighted Oracle’s ties to the Israeli military.
“Pointing out the crucial connections between what is happening in Gaza and what is happening in Hollywood is the exact opposite of antisemitism. It is, for us, the very essence of Jewish ethical duty," reads the open letter defending Ruffalo. "According to a recent Washington Post poll, 61% of American Jews now agree that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza; and four in ten even agree that these crimes amount to genocide. Do those attacking Mark Ruffalo as an antisemite seriously believe that all these American Jews are antisemites too? Or that we don’t see the connection between, on the one hand, the criminal impunities that have led the US and Israel into unending disaster and, on the other, the oligarchic powerplays of the Musks, Ellisons, Thiels and others who are working to dismantle our democracy?”
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Why did this young man travel all the way from Connecticut to invade my family’s country? Who encouraged him to participate in such a horrible crime against Lebanon?
@ryangrim I’m love to see @ryangrim or anyone from @DropSiteNews or @BreakingPointsN debate her on any number of topics starting with the unproven mass rapes on October 7 that she mentioned in this clip.
My mind goes haywire every time I see a Zionist ranting about human rights while applauding the annihilation of Palestinians.
I can’t even process that level of chutzpah
@owenjonesjourno please profile the case of @doctor_rahmeh who recently beat a case of the Jewish lobby in the UK trying to strip her of her medical license only to have another brought. Now just before that case she is arrested for her activism.
I'm appalled that @doctor_rahmeh, a Palestinian NHS doctor, has been arrested by @metpoliceuk today on behalf of the Israel lobby for supposed 'malicious communications' and 'inciting racial hatred' – all for speaking against genocidal Jewish supremacism.
She has been doxxed and is facing persistent death threats. Naturally, the Met Police attack the victim, persecuting a Palestinian in Britain at the command of Zionists.
This is a clear attempt to influence the outcome of Dr Rahmeh's medical tribunal hearing (@the_mpts) on Thursday and to silence her. We must not allow it.
Shame on @wesstreeting!
Solidarity with Dr Rahmeh Aladwan! 🇵🇸
🇮🇱 Israeli Spokesperson: “it's a war”
🇮🇹Italian commentator: “it's not a war, you have an army! You have the world's best intelligence! You have always been the aggressor towards Palestinians, you want their land, liars! and murderers!..”