More than 170 Jewish Hollywood creatives signed an open letter titled “Enough!” that was published Tuesday defending Mark Ruffalo, best known for his role as the Hulk, from charges of antisemitism.

The letter opened with the assertion that the signatories have “a simple message to share with the world: Enough! Enough with the false and dangerous weaponization of charges of antisemitism against those who are brave enough to point out the obvious: that the assault on the Palestinian people and the assault on our liberties at home are deeply interconnected, and there is nothing antisemitic about recognizing that fact.”

Critics say that Ruffalo’s criticism of Paramount for its merger with Warner Bros., which targeted Jewish businessmen, invoked antisemitic tropes about Jews and power. In his statement, the famous actor accused Israel of genocide and apartheid.

The open letter claimed to be a response to “the outrageous smear campaign against our respected colleague Mark Ruffalo,” contending that criticism of Israel, of Paramount for its support of Israel, and of Oracle for its work with the Israeli military is not necessarily antisemitic.

Paramount CEO David Ellison is the son of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. Oracle provides technological infrastructure, as well as database and cloud services, to Israeli government and military agencies.

“Hacks” star Hanna Einbinder, who has also waded deeply into the anti-Israel controversy, was one of the signatories of the letter. Other famous signatories included Joel Coen, Tony Kushner, Ilana Glazer, Lisa Cholodenko, and Todd Haynes.

The letter criticized the merger, saying that it will destroy jobs, “will further consolidate the oligarchic control of our media,” and “will strangle competition and creativity in film and television production and distribution.” It also said that this was part of a larger plan to support “the ongoing depredations being visited on the people of Palestine and their silencing of critics of those horrors,” adding that Gaza is “a territory which has become an open-air laboratory for AI-driven killing and control technologies like the ones celebrated by former Oracle CEO (and current Oracle and Paramount board member) Safra Catz.”

While arguing that pointing out these connections is not antisemitism, the letter invoked antisemitic tropes by saying, “The AI road to WarnerMount runs through Gaza, and Ellison has often let us know the Orwellian world he has in store for us as he consolidates control over what we watch and how we watch it, knowing that as we watch he and his corrupt cohort will always be watching us: ‘Citizens will be on their best behavior because we’re constantly recording and reporting.'” Critics point out that this demonstrates the standard Jewish power trope, especially since it left out the context of Ellison’s remark, which was made in reference to recording criminal activity.

Mark Goldfeder, director of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, pointed out that the letter complains about an “outrageous smear campaign” without citing the actual smear.

“A letter devoted to rebutting an “outrageous smear” should be able to quote the smear and explain what is false. This one cannot,” he posted on X.

“The letter reproduces the very conspiracy structure it indignantly denies: Jewish billionaires using ‘astonishing’ wealth to consolidate media control, serve a foreign state, shape propaganda and build a surveillance apparatus to watch us all,” he said.

“Money. Media. Dual loyalty. Hidden control,” he added, pointing to these as classic antisemitic tropes the letter itself promoted.

Recently, Ruffalo, along with Javier Bardem and tens of other Marvel actors, came out in force to demand the release of convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti, provoking a fiery response from the Israeli government.