Marcia Cross — Antisemite of the Week

American actress Marcia Cross is best known for her standout roles on the primetime dramas Melrose Place and Desperate Housewives. A Juilliard-trained performer, she built a decades-long career in television, earning recognition for her talent and presence on screen.

Though once recognized for her television performances, she has since shifted from on-screen success to online controversy. With nearly a million followers across her social media platforms, Cross has repeatedly used her reach to blame Israel for Palestinian suffering, excuse Hamas, and promote posts that call for violence against Jews. She recently signed a pledge vowing to refuse work with Israeli institutions and companies, boycotting the world’s only Jewish nation. Hiding behind a pretense of advocacy, Marcia Cross actively spreads antisemitic rhetoric and fuels hostility toward the Jewish community.

Marcia Cross does not merely criticize the government of Israel; she portrays the world’s only Jewish state and its supporters as inherently evil, morally corrupt, and solely responsible for Palestinian suffering. Cross grossly downplays Hamas’ responsibility and puts the blame entirely on Israel. Below are some examples from her active X account:

“ F*CK YOU ISRAEL AND ALL YOUR SUPPORTERS…YOU ARE THE BILE OF THE UNIVERSE. THE ROT AT THE CORE OF ANYTHING DECENT…”
After the death of the Bibas children, Marcia Cross downplayed the tragedy by writing, “Try looking at the THOUSANDS of children Israel has killed. Or is it just one set of babies that matter?”
She reposted a call for violence against Israel insisting that Israel must be stopped “physically” and added, “Nothing short of that will stop them.”

Through these posts, Cross spreads misinformation to her vast audience, minimizes and denies Hamas’ violence, and amplifies harmful antisemitic rhetoric.

Furthermore, Marcia Cross perpetuates classic antisemitic tropes of blood libel, collective guilt, and deliberate deceit. She weaponizes Holocaust imagery and attempts to delegitimize Jewish history across her social media; for example:

Cross reposted “This is true. Gas chambers are far more merciful than prolonged starvation,” and added “..they (Israelis) do know, they are just lying and lying and lying”.
Cross declared “the antisemitism card is over,” delegitimizing Jewish concerns of antisemitism and portraying them as dishonest.
Cross frames Israel and, by extension, Jews as “primitive,” “rabid,” “greedy,” and “racist” forces seeking annihilation. This language demonizes and dehumanizes Jews, invoking classic antisemitic tropes of being driven by greed and intent on destruction.

Beyond her promotion of violent rhetoric, Marcia Cross also engages in posts that deny Jewish legitimacy and echo conspiracy theories about Jewish power:

Trivializing Jewish discrimination and mocking Jewish students’ reports of being blocked on campus stating, “more than enough room to take 10 steps to right or left. come on.”
Portraying Jewish Israelis collectively as “thieves” and “murderers,” denying Jewish indigeneity and delegitimizing the Jewish people’s right to self-determination.
Claiming U.S. leaders are manipulated by the Israeli government, invoking antisemitic tropes of Jewish control over governments.

By using her social media to demonize Israel, excuse Hamas’ violence, and mock Jewish experiences, Marcia Cross actively spreads antisemitic tropes and fuels hatred toward Jewish communities. With nearly a million followers, her posts normalize hostility, amplify dangerous narratives, and put Jews at real risk both online and offline.

Marcia Cross’s consistent pattern of targeting and dehumanizing Jews demonstrates the harm that unchecked amplification of antisemitism can cause. Marcia Cross must be held accountable – StopAntisemitism is demanding Marcia Cross’s management team terminate their relationship with her and end all representation.

We need YOUR help – contact the talent managers of Marcia Cross HERE and demand she gets dropped!