Current sectionU.S. NewsMark Ruffalo pushed back against Paramount's accusation that he invoked antisemitic tropes, saying criticism of Israel 'is not the same as criticizing Jewish people,' as he opposed the $111 billion Warner Bros. takeoverShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Kroll12:00 PM • August 23 2026 IDTMark Ruffalo categorically rejected Paramount's accusations of antisemitism after the studio said it was "troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked" in response to an Instagram post in which the actor highlighted ties between Oracle, owned by Larry Ellison, and the IDF.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:anti-Israel GazaCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesFlorida DemocratsIranLikudNetanyahuJared KushnerWest BankYehuda KatzPollHaaretz PodcastMark Ruffalo Rejects Paramount's Antisemitism Charge Over His Israel CriticismHow Could I Move Back to Israel?Syria's Foreign Minister Sees Israel Security Talks Resuming Despite No TrustAttacking Erdogan or Clinging to the Status Quo? Israel's Turkey ParadoxIsraeli Settlers Call Them 'Hikes.' Palestinians Keep Ending Up DeadRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsGo to Qusra to See What Israel Is Trying to HideDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' Gaza