{"id":540000,"date":"2021-05-25T14:06:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T18:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=540000"},"modified":"2021-05-25T14:06:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T18:06:33","slug":"what-happened-who-got-to-you-pro-palestinian-activists-slam-mark-ruffalos-apology-insist-that-israel-is-committing-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-happened-who-got-to-you-pro-palestinian-activists-slam-mark-ruffalos-apology-insist-that-israel-is-committing-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018What Happened? Who Got To You?\u2019 Pro-Palestinian Activists Slam Mark Ruffalo\u2019s Apology, Insist That Israel Is Committing \u2018Genocide\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-happened-who-got-to-you-pro-palestinian-activists-slam-mark-ruffalos-apology-insist-that-israel-is-committing-genocide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=540000&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1199750889-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>On Monday, actor Mark Ruffalo apologized on Twitter for accusing the Israeli government of committing<\/span> \u201cgenocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI have reflected &amp; wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel\/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing \u2018genocide.\u2019 It\u2019s not accurate, it\u2019s inflammatory, disrespectful &amp; is being used to justify antisemitism here &amp; abroad. Now is the time to avoid hyperbole,\u201d the Marvel star tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.564954682779\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have reflected &amp; wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel\/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing \u201cgenocide\u201d. It\u2019s not accurate, it\u2019s inflammatory, disrespectful &amp; is being used to justify antisemitism here &amp; abroad. Now is the time to avoid hyperbole.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkRuffalo\/status\/1397023731722113032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mark-ruffalo-apologizes-for-saying-israel-commits-genocide\"><span>The Daily Wire<\/span><\/a><span> reported, <\/span><span>Ruffalo had called for sanctions against Israel on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c1500 Palestinians face expulsion in #Jerusalem. 200 protesters have been injured. 9 children have been killed. Sanctions on South Africa helped free its black people \u2014 it\u2019s time for sanctions on Israel to free Palestinians. Join the call. #SheikhJarrah,\u201d Ruffalo tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.2098765432099\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1500 Palestinians face expulsion in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jerusalem?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jerusalem<\/a>. 200 protesters have been injured. 9 children have been killed. Sanctions on South Africa helped free its black people \u2013 it\u2019s time for sanctions on Israel to free Palestinians. Join the call. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SheikhJarrah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SheikhJarrah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f9R6LYljez\">https:\/\/t.co\/f9R6LYljez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkRuffalo\/status\/1392103671282864136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Some applauded Ruffalo for his apology. Former New York State Assemblyman and Founder of Americans Against Antisemitism, Dov Hikind, tweeted, \u201cNo one expected this apology from Mark; it always takes a level of courage to admit one\u2019s mistakes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBut the real test is in what comes next, to see if he\u2019s truly sincere and really understood what was so wrong about such a misnomer,\u201d Hikind added. \u201cBut it\u2019s a positive first step.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"14.432176656151\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No one expected this apology from Mark; it always takes a level of courage to admit one\u2019s mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>But the real test is in what comes next, to see if he\u2019s truly sincere and really understood what was so wrong about such a misnomer.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s a positive first step. \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dov Hikind (@HikindDov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HikindDov\/status\/1397055540925194244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Michael Dickson, executive director of Stand With Us, also celebrated Ruffalo\u2019s apology, tweeting, \u201cCorrect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere is conflict, sure. And people of goodwill work for peace. But there is no genocide,\u201d Dickson continued. \u201cThe \u2018genocide\u2019 lie is used to incite violent \u2014 sometimes deadly \u2014 antisemitism.&nbsp; It matters that you set the record straight and used your voice to reconcile and not divide.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.598784194529\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Correct. There is conflict, sure. And people of goodwill work for peace. But there is no genocide. The \u201cgenocide\u201d lie is used to incite violent \u2013 sometimes deadly \u2013 antisemitism.  It matters that you set the record straight and used your voice to reconcile and not divide.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Dickson (@michaeldickson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaeldickson\/status\/1397056566399062016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ruffalo, however, was slammed by several pro-Palestinian activists, who immediately rejected the actor\u2019s acknowledgement of the reality of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p><span>Palestinian-American attorney and activist, Huwaida Arraf, responded, \u201cAs an attorney, I have long avoided calling it genocide. No longer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIsrael\u2019s policies fit the legal definition, but as with any crime, there is the element of intent that must be proven. For that, there are plenty of statements from Israeli officials. Not hyperbole,\u201d Arraf added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.464968152866\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As an attorney, I have long avoided calling it genocide. No longer. Israel\u2019s policies fit the legal definition, but as with any crime, there is the element of intent that must be proven. For that, there are plenty of statements from Israeli officials. Not hyperbole.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Huwaida Arraf (@huwaidaarraf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/huwaidaarraf\/status\/1397076682423554051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Dima Khatib, the Managing Director of Al Jazeera Plus, tweeted, \u201cIt is not Hamas\/Israel fighting!!!!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI thought you knew better. This framing undermines our cause and quest for freedom. It serves the self-defence narrative of the oppressor,\u201d Khatib added. \u201cPS You may use \u2018ethnic cleansing.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.521739130435\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is not Hamas\/Israel fighting!!!! I thought you knew better. This framing undermines our cause and quest for freedom. It serves the self-defence narrative of the oppressor <\/p>\n<p>PS You may use \u201cethnic cleansing\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dima Khatib \u062f\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0637\u064a\u0628 (@Dima_Khatib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dima_Khatib\/status\/1397083881082396674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Talbert Swan, who has been outspoken on racial issues in recent months, tweeted, \u201cYou never referred to the Palestinians who were being slaughtered as \u2018Hamas\u2019 in your previous tweets.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He then implied that Ruffalo\u2019s apology was triggered by pressure from Jews or Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhat happened? Who got to you? Were the 70+ murdered children fighting for Hamas?\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.810996563574\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You never referred to the Palestinians who were being slaughtered as \u2018Hamas\u2019 in your previous tweets.<\/p>\n<p>What happened? <\/p>\n<p>Who got to you?<\/p>\n<p>Were the 70+ murdered children fighting for Hamas?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreePalestine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreePalestine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/73L0gQPxwT\">https:\/\/t.co\/73L0gQPxwT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalbertSwan\/status\/1397115755083272193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Later that day, Swan compared Ruffalo\u2019s apology regarding Israel to that of a slavery apologist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>This is you during antebellum\u2026,\u201d he tweeted. \u201c\u2018I have reflected &amp; wanted to apologize for posts during the slaver\/enslaved fighting that suggested America is committing \u2018genocide\u2019. It\u2019s not accurate, it\u2019s inflammatory, disrespectful &amp; is being used to justify antiwhiteness here &amp; abroad.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.646408839779\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is you during antebellum\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have reflected &amp; wanted to apologize for posts during the slaver\/enslaved fighting that suggested America is committing \u201cgenocide\u201d. It\u2019s not accurate, it\u2019s inflammatory, disrespectful &amp; is being used to justify antiwhiteness here &amp; abroad.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/73L0gQPxwT\">https:\/\/t.co\/73L0gQPxwT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalbertSwan\/status\/1397172656743518209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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