Two prominent Jewish advocacy groups have called out Mark Ruffalo for spreading “antisemitic tropes.”
“Words matter, and so does the willingness to draw a line when legitimate debate gives way to antisemitic tropes,” said Jim Berk, CEO of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
“We 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.”
Ari Engel, executive director of Creative Community for Peace, also said in a statement: “Mark Ruffalo’s rhetoric has increasingly crossed the line from criticism of Israel into extremist and antisemitic messaging.”
Their intervention comes after Paramount issued a rare statement of condemnation against Ruffalo on Friday, in which the company said it is “troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute.”
