Nearly 200 famous “Jewish” people have signed a letter in defense of Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo and his antisemitic stunts.
The term “Jewish” is in quotes because it’s not clear whether any of these people actually practice the Jewish faith and stick to its tenets.
Orthodox Jewish commentator Ben Shapiro has a history of calling out such supposed Jews who use the mantle of Jewishness to promote anti-Jewish ideas and people, all while they themselves barely practice Judaism:
No, It Doesn’t Matter That Bernie Sanders Is Ethnically Jewish. He’s a Jew In Name Only. https://t.co/anYukpehLy pic.twitter.com/t7rhOcveBf
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 12, 2016
Regardless, over 180 Jewish “figures” from mainly the entertainment industry signed a letter Tuesday “proudly” expressing their support for Ruffalo, who’s once again under fire for pushing antisemitic rhetoric.
In this case, Ruffalo recently voiced criticism about the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros by attacking the tech company Oracle, whose founder, Larry Ellison, is the father of Paramount CEO David Ellison.
According to Deadline, he shared “a video [on Instagram] of the tech company’s executive vice chair Safra Catz discussing how they made some ‘really profoundly scary technology’ available to the Israeli military amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.”
And then, like in many times past, he falsely accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians.
“This is the company that Larry Ellison is using to fund his son David’s Warner Bros acquisition,” he wrote on Instagram. “These ‘really profoundly scary technologies’ will most likely be merged into one of the largest media conglomerates in the world and one day used on you.”
“Look how she revels in what we now have come to see as a genocide, which was built on an apartheid system of oppression powered by Oracle,” he added.
The post set off a firestorm of criticism from actual Jews, several of whom penned an official statement condemning Ruffalo’s antisemitism.
“Singling out Jewish executives and describing them in terms lifted from centuries-old antisemitic conspiracy theories, while invoking Israel as the frame for that attack, is antisemitic,” they said, according to Variety magazine.
“This is not commentary on a merger. It is not a criticism of a government. This is simple antisemitism, where Jewish executives are portrayed as a secretive and powerful wealth-hoarding elite delighting in mass death,” they added.
Paramount also slammed Ruffalo, with a spokesperson telling Variety that the company found it troubling “when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute.”
“Words like ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ applied to a corporate transaction, aren’t just wrong — they’re a bridge too far, and they cheapen the very real suffering those words are meant to describe,” the spokesperson added. “This doesn’t deserve a response in kind — and to be clear, we don’t tolerate prejudice of any kind, against anyone.”
Ruffalo subsequently fired back with a lengthy X statement crying foul:
The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue…
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) August 22, 2026
Weeks later, a couple hundred other people are firing back on his behalf, including figures like Joaquin Phoenix, Hannah Einbinder, and Wallace Shawn, to name a few.
“We are Jewish artists, writers, creative professionals, faith leaders and thinkers who have, in response to the outrageous smear campaign against our respected colleague Mark Ruffalo, a simple message to share with the world: Enough!” they wrote in a public letter, according to Variety.
“Enough with the false and dangerous weaponization of charges of antisemitism against those who are brave enough to point out the obvious: that the assault on the Palestinian people and the assault on our liberties at home are deeply interconnected, and there is nothing antisemitic about recognizing that fact,” they added.
Shapiro for his part has already ripped into these “Jews,” particularly Einbinder:
Hannah Einbeinder is about as Jewish as a ham sandwich. And the dude quoting her is a “queer jew w long nails…he/they.” If you believe that these people represent Jews or Judaism, then you believe Madonna represents Catholics and Catholicism. https://t.co/4LK8SM455A
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 25, 2026
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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