Jim Berk

Chief executive officer of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

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Antisemitism1 sourced eventInclusive range: August 23, 2026–August 23, 2026 Israel and Zionism1 sourced eventInclusive range: August 23, 2026–August 23, 2026

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August 23, 2026Condemned

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Ruffalo invoked antisemitic tropes in a dispute about a corporate transaction.

“Words matter, and so does the willingness to draw a line when legitimate debate gives way to antisemitic tropes.”

Speaker capacity: CEO of the Simon Wiesenthal Center
Editorial rationale: He expressly characterized the rhetoric as antisemitic.

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

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

Mark Ruffalo connected Oracle’s assistance to the Israeli military and Larry Ellison’s financing of Paramount’s proposed Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition to concerns about Gaza, surveillance, media concentration, and oligarchic power. Paramount and several Jewish organizations said his framing echoed conspiracies about Jewish wealth and media control. Ruffalo and his defenders argued that he criticized identified executives, military contracts, and a documented corporate transaction—not Jews as a group.