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[^1]\n\nMark Ruffalo, a longtime advocate for Palestinian rights, was accused by media giant Paramount Skydance of invoking 'antisemitic tropes' in his criticism of its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery. [^2]\n\nMark Ruffalo denied that his criticisms were directed against the Jewish people, calling Paramount's accusation 'terrifying and fundamentally dishonest' and stating that criticizing Israeli government actions or military technology contracts is not the same as criticizing the Jewish people. [^3]\n\nMore than 170 artists, writers, filmmakers, creative professionals, and Jewish figures signed an open letter supporting Mark Ruffalo after Paramount questioned his statements regarding the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. [^4]\n\nThe letter states that Larry Ellison is the largest donor in history to the nonprofit Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. [^5]\n\nThe open letter argues that Mark Ruffalo's criticism links Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison and his father Larry Ellison to Oracle, which supplies software to the Israel Defense Forces. [^6]\n\nA Paramount spokesperson responded that Ruffalo's statements invoked 'antisemitic stereotypes' and considered applying terms like 'genocide' and 'apartheid' to a corporate operation to be going too far. [^7]\n\nMark Ruffalo criticized the merger by linking it to the business practices of Oracle, the technology company co-founded by Larry Ellison, who is the father of Paramount's CEO David Ellison. 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