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\n\tTwo prominent Jewish advocacy groups have called out Mark Ruffalo for spreading \u201cantisemitic tropes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cWords matter, and so does the willingness to draw a line when legitimate debate gives way to antisemitic tropes,\u201d said Jim Berk, CEO of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe commend Paramount for speaking clearly and refusing to allow prejudice to masquerade as political or corporate criticism. At a time when antisemitism is too often minimized, rationalized, or repackaged in more socially acceptable language, this kind of moral clarity matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAri Engel, executive director of Creative Community for Peace, also said in a statement: \u201cMark Ruffalo\u2019s rhetoric has increasingly crossed the line from criticism of Israel into extremist and antisemitic messaging.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTheir intervention comes after Paramount issued a rare statement of condemnation against Ruffalo on Friday, in which the company said it is \u201ctroubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThat statement was in response to the actor\u2019s Instagram re-posting of a year-old video clip featuring Jewish Paramount Skydance board member Safra Catz speaking on a panel. In text accompanying the clip he told his 20 million Instagram followers it showed Catz \u201crevelling\u201d in a \u201cgenocide\u201d powered by tech company Oracle, understood to be a tacit reference to the Israel-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n

\n\tCatz is the former CEO of Oracle, which was co-founded by Larry Ellison, father of Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison.<\/p>\n

\n\tParamount Skydance is in the process of acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery. Ruffalo has been one of the most vocal critics of the deal.<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn his latest social media screed, Ruffalo said Larry Ellison was funding his son\u2019s acquisition of Warner and that he would own \u201cmost of\u201d the company if the deal, which is currently mired in legal tangling with 12 state attorneys general, went through.<\/p>\n

\n\tLarry Ellison has reportedly committed up to $46.7 billion of the $111 billion deal, with a trio of Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, comprised of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, also committing at least $24 billion.<\/p>\n

\n\tRuffalo, who is believed to have earned millions from his role as Hulk in the Marvel films, also called Ellison Sr. a \u201cclassic Oligarch\u201d who is \u201ccrushing workers and consolidating the wealth of the world for their own power and concentrated dominance\u201d in his commentary. He also accused the Ellisons of \u201cpowering some of the most destructive and inhuman forces in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter Paramount issued its statement condemning his post, the Marvel actor fired back on X, saying the accusation of antisemitism \u201cis appalling and fundamentally dishonest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHowever, at least two Jewish orgs appear to agree with Paramount\u2019s assessment. \u201cInvoking Israel in an issue where it is completely irrelevant is a textbook case of obsession and demonization,\u201d Berk, the Simon Wiesenthal Center CEO, continued in his statement. \u201cParamount was right to call it out. More leaders and institutions should have the courage to call antisemitism what it is, regardless of who is spreading it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile CCFP\u2019s Engel, noted: \u201cRuffalo now says accusations of antisemitism against him are \u2018fundamentally dishonest.\u2019 Intent does not erase impact. Repeatedly amplifying inflammatory falsehoods and rhetoric that mirrors historic antisemitic tropes helps normalize the violent anti-Jewish hatred we are seeing take hold once again around the world, regardless of how he chooses to describe his own motives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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