Kanye west and jews

Sponsors back out of London festival that invited Ye to headline despite record of antisemitism

Ye’s antisemitism controversies erupted in October 2022, when the rapper vowed to go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.”

US rapper and producer Kanye West gestures upon arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on July 11, 2025.
 KANYE WEST attends the 2022 Super Bowl in Inglewood, California. The problem is that this self-proclaimed, proud Nazi is also an award-winning, gifted musician who has sold over 140 million copies of his records in the past two decades and become a billionaire, says the writer.

Adidas defeats appeal of lawsuit over imploded Kanye partnership

 Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Kanye West meets Rabbi Pinto to make amends for past antisemitic remarks

US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England.

Trump says he disagrees with UK recognizing Palestine


Australia says it canceled Kanye West's visa over 'Heil Hitler' song

The US rapper released the song that praised the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler across social media and music streaming platforms in May this year.

 Screenshot from Kanye West's new music video.

‘I am done with antisemitism,’ Ye declares morning after Jewish museum shooting

It was not the first time that Ye has professed that he had changed his ways. In 2023, he posted on Instagram that Jewish actor Jonah Hill’s 2012 movie made him “like Jewish people again.”

 Kanye West and wife Bianca Censori, taken from her Twitter @bianca_censori

Joe Rogan defends Ye’s ‘Heil Hitler’ song

“If you ban it, then people want to hear it more, and then it becomes more popular, if you talk about Jewish people, that they’re going to remove you from everything,” Rogan said.

 UFC announcer Joe Rogan during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Apr 13, 2024.

Kanye West sucht nach diamantbesetztem Hakenkreuz-Schmuck

„An alle Juweliere: Ich suche nach Hakenkreuz-Ketten-Designs, bitte an swastachain@yeezy.com senden“, schrieb West.

 Swastika-Post, Kanye West Twitter

Kanye West: 'Antisemitism is the only path to freedom'

Every gangster rapper was under the thumb of Jews except for West, the artist continued, and that he was braver than them, had vision, and was "the king."

 Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Kanye West seeks out diamond-encrusted swastika jewelry

"For all jewelers I’m looking for swastika chain designs, please submit to swastachain@yeezy.com," wrote West.

 Swastika post, Kanye West twitter

Kanye’s swastika shirt inspires a flurry of defiant Jewish spinoffs

The Israeli American Council is selling a version with the swastika replaced by a simple black Star of David, undercutting Yeezy’s price to land on the Jewishly meaningful price of $18

 At least three purveyors of Kanye West-inspired Jewishwear have emerged in the days following the rapper's swastika shirt brouhaha.

Kanye West closes X account, Yeezy now sells just one product: Nazi swastika tee

He announced "I'm logging out" before closing the account, and thanked X owner Elon Musk for allowing him to rant.

 Yeezy website

Kanye West calls himself a Nazi, doubles down on antisemitic remarks

West’s antisemitic posts have previously led to bans from social media platforms.

 Kanye West and Bianca Censori pose at the red carpet during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 2, 2025.

Candace Owens claims YouTube suspended her after interview with Kanye West

YouTube said that it had suspended Candace Owen's account and removed the interview with Kanye West as it “claims that Jewish people control the media,” according to Owens.

 Conservative talk show host Candace Owens speaks during at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 25, 2022.