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EXCLUSIVE: Mark Ruffalo Says 'Boycott, Divest, Sanction, and Prosecute' Israel

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Ruffalo Says 'Boycott, Divest, Sanction, and Prosecute' Israel

We're Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends vor 11 Monaten

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On this week's 'We're Not Kidding' Mehdi sits down with
an actual superhero. No, not the Incredible Hulk from
Marvel's 'The Avengers' — he's a pretend super hero. The
real-life superhero we're referring to this week is the
award-winning Hollywood actor and activist Mark
Ruffalo. For over two decades, Mark has been one of the
most politically courageous actors in Hollywood, having spoken
out against the fracking industry, US imperialism, Donald Trump,
and the genocide in Gaza.

The two talk about Mark's political evolution, from being raised
in a household with three different religions to getting involved
in the anti-war movement during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
When discussing Trump's second term and rising fascism here in
the US, Mark doesn't mince words when it comes to the tepid
opposition from Democratic party leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem
Jeffries. Mark says, before also launching into a scathing
critique of the notoriously pro-Israel House Democrat Ritchie
Torres.

Finally, Mehdi asks Mark about his years-long advocacy for
Palestine and the elaborate "propaganda machine"
deployed by Israel and its allies, as Mark is no stranger to
being attacked for his pro-Palestine views. Now almost two years
into Israel's genocide in Gaza, Mark gets deeply emotional when
discussing the human cost of the conflict.

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CREDITS:

Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan

Guest Host: Mark Ruffalo

Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi

Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello

Music: Andy Clausen

Design: Alicia Tatone

Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera

Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali

Special Thanks: Khaleel Rahman