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Jim Berk on Antisemitism | The Dispute Index

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Jim Berk on Antisemitism

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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.

Condemned1Distinct events · August 23, 2026–August 23, 2026 — Not selected; activate to add.Defended or excused0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Challenged the characterization0Distinct events · No published events — 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 23, 2026–August 23, 2026

1 matching event · Inclusive range: August 23, 2026–August 23, 2026

1 total published event · Inclusive range: August 23, 2026–August 23, 2026

August 23, 2026Condemned
Addressed record
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.
Jewish groups call for Paramount boycott over Mark Ruffalo comments (opens in a new tab)
Reporting collecting reactions from Jonathan Greenblatt, Jim Berk, Ari Ingel, Noah Farkas, and Jack Simony.

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