Actor John Cusack apologized after he retweeted a meme that he later admitted was antisemitic.

“It’s clear that even if it was Israel’s flag & even if you don’t have 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 I mistakenly retweeted an alt right account I thought was agreeing With the horrible bombing of a hospital in Palestine,” Cusack said Monday on Twitter.

2 I mistakenly retweeted an alt right account I thought was agreeing With the horrible bombing of a hospital in Palestine – — John Cusack (@johncusack) June 18, 2019

1. it’s clear that even if it was Israel’s flag & even if you don’t have 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

I mistakenly — John Cusack (@johncusack) June 18, 2019

The actor earlier had tweeted out a meme that said, “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you were not allowed to criticize.” The meme included a picture of a hand with a Star of David crushing people. Cusack added to the meme the caption, “Follow the money.”

The quote, falsely attributed to French philosopher Voltaire, was originally from Kevin Alfred Strom, a white nationalist and Holocaust denier in an article titled “All America Must Know the Terror That is Upon Us” in which he spouts antisemitic conspiracies.

After being called out on Twitter and deleting the initial tweet, Cusack defended himself, claiming he thought the Star of David represented Israel rather than all Jews.

Ya the state violence – RT @JohnHerer420: @7hisDar1in9Man @johncusack @mhtamimi12 @GottaBernNow Its obviously meant to be the flag, put it this way I didnt think “jews” when i saw it…all I thought was “Israel”. — John Cusack (@johncusack) June 17, 2019

“Israel flag American flag – don’t represent the faiths to me- represent the states,” he said.

Israel flag American flag – don’t represent the faiths to me- represent the states RT @ElliotMalin: That’s the problem is when you conflate the conflict with Jews – you side quite literally with those perpetrating the conflict who state the. https://t.co/EQRWL5Zd4v — John Cusack (@johncusack) June 18, 2019

Cusack also claimed a bot made him retweet it and all bot accounts are alt-right accounts.

“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,” he said.

A bot is an alt right account – same thing- not a person but an organized agenda RT @Anne_TX: @johncusack how do you deal with the constant bots and trolls? It would drive me insane. — John Cusack (@johncusack) June 18, 2019

“A bot is an alt right account – same thing- not a person but an organized agenda,” he said.