Mark Ruffalo Apologizes for Suggesting Israel Is Committing ‘Genocide’.<br />Ruffalo issued the apology <br />via Twitter on May 24.<br />The 53-year-old actor didn't specify <br />which previous posts he was apologizing for, .<br />but on May 11 he compared the conflict in Israel to the era of apartheid in South Africa.<br />Other celebrities who have voiced their support for Palestinians amid the violence in the <br />Middle East include Gigi and Bella Hadid, .<br />who are both of Palestinian ancestry.<br />This is not about religion. <br />This is not about spewing <br />hate on one or the other, Bella Hadid, via Instagram.<br />This is about Israeli colonization, ethnic cleansing, military occupation and apartheid over the Palestinian people that has been going on for YEARS!, Bella Hadid, via Instagram