U.S. actor Mark Ruffalo has rejected Paramount Skydance’s accusation that his criticism of Oracle’s role in Israel’s war on Gaza invoked antisemitic tropes.
"The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest,” Ruffalo wrote Saturday on U.S. social media company on X.
The actor said criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a military technology agreement or executives involved in supplying such technology should not be equated with hostility toward Jewish people.
Ruffalo said his position reflected his political convictions and stressed that he had "deep love and respect” for Jewish people.
The dispute began after Ruffalo shared a video of former Oracle chief executive Safra Catz discussing technologies developed by the company for the Israeli military following the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks.
