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Jane Fonda on Antisemitism | The Dispute Index

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Jane Fonda on Antisemitism

A sourced history of statements and actions associated with this topic.

Disputes involving alleged hostility, prejudice, discrimination, or violence directed at Jewish people.

Scope: Classifications describe documented claims and responses; inclusion does not establish that a disputed statement is antisemitic.

Condemned0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Defended or excused0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Challenged the characterization1Distinct events · August 25, 2026–August 25, 2026 — Not selected; activate to add.Minimized0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Mixed or conditional0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Explicitly stayed out0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.

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1 event on this page · Inclusive range: August 25, 2026–August 25, 2026

1 matching event · Inclusive range: August 25, 2026–August 25, 2026

1 total published event · Inclusive range: August 25, 2026–August 25, 2026

August 25, 2026Challenged the characterization
Addressed record
Ruffalo criticized identified executives, a military technology relationship, and a corporate transaction rather than Jewish people as a group.
“Calling his criticism antisemitic is a smear”
Speaker capacity
Actor and committee founder
Editorial rationale
She explicitly rejected the antisemitism characterization.
Statement on Paramount smearing Mark Ruffalo (opens in a new tab)
Committee for the First Amendment statement, including comments from Jane Fonda and Bruce Cohen.

View context Did Mark Ruffalo’s Paramount–Warner criticism invoke antisemitic tropes?