JOHN Cusack has been accused of anti-Semitism after he retweeted a disgusting cartoon which attacked Jewish people. The Hollywood actor, 52, has since deleted the sick post blaming a “bot” despite initially insisting he thought the image referred to Israel and its treatment of Palestinians. Critics online slammed the US star pointed out that the […]
JOHN Cusack has been accused of anti-Semitism after he retweeted a disgusting cartoon which attacked Jewish people.
The Hollywood actor, 52, has since deleted the sick post blaming a “bot” despite initially insisting he thought the image referred to Israel and its treatment of Palestinians.
Critics online slammed the US star pointed out that the disturbing meme promoted a racist conspiracy theory.
The cartoon showed a giant hand, which had the Jewish Star of David on it, pushing down on a group of people.
It included the caption: “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.”
And while the quote is attributed to French philosopher Voltaire it was actually said by Neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier Kevin Alfred Strom.
High Fidelity actor Cusack retweeted the offensive cartoon with the words: “Follow the money.”
Cusack has since deleted the post and claimed his social media account was hacked by a “bot.”
He said: “A bot got me. I thought I was endorsing a pro Palestinian justice retweet of an earlier post. It came I think from a different source. Shouldn’t have retweeted.”
The Golden Globe-nominated star added: “It’s clear that even if it was Israel’s flag and even if you don’t have an antisemitic bone in your body, it is still an antisemitic cartoon.
“Because it deploys anti Jewish stereotypes in its attacks on Israel, even if those critiques about state violence are legit.”
However, some Twitter users pointed out that the actor appeared to defend the post before he deleted it.
Responding to someone who asked him why he had tweeted the picture, Cusack wrote: “You think Israel isn’t commuting atrocities against Palestinians? What planet are you on?”
Hackers changed the American star’s Wikipedia’s page calling him “an anti-semitic actor, producer and screenwriter who suffers from Trump Derangement Syndrome”.
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