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Zachary Foster on Media | The Dispute Index

Zachary Foster on Media

Statements and actions by Zachary Foster on this topic.

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Condemned0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Defended or excused0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Challenged the characterization1Statements: September 2, 2026. Not selected. Activate to add.Minimized0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Mixed or conditional0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Explicitly stayed out0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.

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1 statement on this page. Dates: September 2, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: September 2, 2026

1 published statement. Dates: September 2, 2026

Zachary Foster
Role at the time: Historian and scholar
September 2, 2026Challenged the characterization
Responding to
More than 180 Jewish artists, writers, faith leaders, and scholars rejected the antisemitism allegation and defended Ruffalo's criticism.
"A totally nonsensical, irrational double standard."
Why we used this label
He characterized the allegation's logic as irrational.
Jewish artists and scholars defend Mark Ruffalo in open letter (opens in a new tab)

Reporting on an open letter signed by more than 180 Jewish figures defending Ruffalo, with comments from Ilana Glazer and Zachary Foster.

Our account of this statement has been corrected. 1 correction

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