Actor Mark Ruffalo took to Twitter last night and apologized for “suggesting Israel is committing ‘genocide'” in its ongoing conflict with Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
He wrote, “I have reflected & wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing “genocide”. It’s not accurate, it’s inflammatory, disrespectful & is being used to justify antisemitism here & abroad. Now is the time to avoid hyperbole”:
I have reflected & wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing “genocide”. It’s not accurate, it’s inflammatory, disrespectful & is being used to justify antisemitism here & abroad. Now is the time to avoid hyperbole.
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) May 25, 2021
That’s a pretty good tweet:
Respect https://t.co/VA26RqQ6Bh
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) May 25, 2021
And “props to Ruffalo”:
Believe it or not, it is entirely possible to criticize Israel, including in harsh terms, without falsely accusing it of genocide and engaging in the national equivalent of a medieval blood libel. More people should try it. https://t.co/jheIOSxToY
— Yair Rosenberg (@Yair_Rosenberg) May 25, 2021
But, because this is Twitter, there’s always the comments:
Two important lessons when someone on social media realizes they got caught up in the moment and said hurtful, dangerous lies and they own up to it on twitter:
1. Learn to accept an apology, folks!
2. Don't ever, for the love of the old gods and the new, read the comments.
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) May 25, 2021
“But just look at the replies his tweet is attracting from Jew-haters”:
This shows integrity. I applaud @MarkRuffalo for publicly recanting his toxic rhetoric and acknowledging that such libels fuel antisemitic attacks.
But just look at the replies his tweet is attracting from Jew-haters. https://t.co/H1ClNHkR4M
— Jeff Jacoby (@Jeff_Jacoby) May 25, 2021
Mark, you’ve really disappointed your fans who are convinced that Israel is, indeed, committing Genocide in Gaza:
It's strictly accurate by the UN definition and that's not really debatable. pic.twitter.com/B7LKI7GIvn
— Eoin Higgins (@EoinHiggins_) May 25, 2021
“Thank you for serving #Israeli PR machine”:
The way you've carefully phrased this tweet tells the reader that Palestinians are spreading misinformation so effectively that a top celeb like you fell prey and hence anyone claiming genocide is also misinformed & fueling antisemitism. Thank you for serving #Israeli PR machine. https://t.co/VgMyWbZXIq
— M. Jibran Nasir 🇵🇸 (@MJibranNasir) May 25, 2021
More hate from anti-Israel blue-checks:
you should tell the families of the 200+ murdered palestinians in gaza that were declared enemy combatants in the latest idf propaganda that their occupiers aren’t actually committing ethnic cleansing when they “mowed the lawn” last week
— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) May 25, 2021
Anyone who claims to be a critical voice against the ethnic cleansing that #Israel promotes in #Palestine can be "cancelled" by the Israel Lobby™.
And that's not a good thing for anyone working in Hollywood.
Mark Ruffalo knows this well. Too bad. https://t.co/GuKML329G5— Carlos Latuff (@LatuffCartoons) May 25, 2021
Shattered with this turnaround by Mr Hulk…. https://t.co/dp8L0cvuJW
— jake abdullah (@jakeabdullah) May 25, 2021
This is disappointing. The language is not inflammatory, or inaccurate. It's the reality of what's happening in occupied Palestine https://t.co/odtgFkZEbq https://t.co/bKgVDwwGLA
— roqayah (@roqchams) May 25, 2021
Very dissapointing https://t.co/QoZjzGelzc
— Hanan Chehata (@HananChehata) May 25, 2021
The coward US progressives https://t.co/FC6aZf6ZWb
— 🇵🇸 حسام الحملاوي (@3arabawy) May 25, 2021
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