{
  "id": 2682824,
  "title": "Pro-Israel Group Calls for Mark Ruffalo Boycott Until He Apologizes, Retracts ‘Antisemitic’ Ellison Remarks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/pro-israel-group-calls-for-mark-ruffalo-boycott-until-he-apologizes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T00:47:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/mark-ruffalo-boycott-antisemitic-ellison-remarks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Creative Community for Peace, a pro-Israel advocacy group based in Hollywood, has launched a boycott campaign against actor Mark Ruffalo in light of his antisemitic remarks against the Ellison family and the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. The group demands that Ruffalo apologize and retract his statements until Hollywood withdraws its support for him. Ari Ingel, the Executive Director of the organization, stated that Ruffalo's rhetoric has transitioned from criticizing Israel to disseminating extremist and antisemitic messaging. He argues that his criticism of the proposed merger increasingly links hostility towards Israel and Zionism with Jewish-associated wealth, media ownership, and oligarchic power, which he deems impossible to ignore. The Creative Community for Peace asserts that Ruffalo should retract his remarks, apologize, and the Hollywood community should refrain from supporting him until he does so. Ruffalo defended his stance in a statement posted on X, arguing that his criticisms of the Israeli prime minister, military technology contracts, and their executives are not equivalent to criticizing Jewish people. He maintains that the dialogue is not anti-Israel when discussing the actions of the Israeli government and its allies. The merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery has been deemed \"antisemitic\" by the company, who found Ruffalo's comments to be \"a bridge too far.\"",
  "summary": "\"He has been warned before about the consequences of this rhetoric, yet continues,\" Creative Community for Peace's Ari Ingel says The post Pro-Israel Group Calls for Mark Ruffalo Boycott Until He Apologizes, Retracts ‘Antisemitic’ Ellison Remarks appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "Creative Community for Peace launches boycott against Mark Ruffalo",
    "Ruffalo accused of spreading antisemitic messaging",
    "Hollywood to withdraw support until Ruffalo apologizes"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This boycott call marks a significant escalation of pressure on Mark Ruffalo from pro-Israel groups, indicating a new level of scrutiny on celebrity comments about Israel and Jewish issues.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}