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Micha Danzig

Micha Danzig, also known professionally as Mitch Danzig, is an attorney at Mintz whose practice includes employment, commercial and trade-secret litigation. He writes commentary on Israel, antisemitism and Jewish history and serves on the board of Herut North America.

Also known as Micha Mitch Danzig, Mitch DanzigWebsite (opens in a new tab)

Case

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.

Statements by Micha Danzig

Micha Danzig

Role at the time: Attorney and commentator writing a signed personal opinion column

Condemned

Responding to

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

"Paramount identified the trope correctly."
Why we used this label

Danzig expressly agrees with Paramount's criticism and rejects the supporting letter's defense of Ruffalo's framing.

Micha Danzig's September 10 criticism of Ruffalo and the supporting letter (opens in a new tab)Discussion of Ruffalo's August 21 post, the paragraph endorsing Paramount's response, and the subsequent discussion of the supporting letter.
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