Why won’t antisemitism die, or at least die down? In the months following Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, antisemitic incidents increased substantially. The Anti-Defamation League, which keeps track, says they tripled in the U.S. over the previous year, although its criteria also changed to include anti-Zionism. But from 2019 to 2022, the … Read more
Play video content TMZ.com Kanye West says he hasn’t been canceled yet for a couple different reasons — and he also explains why he’s not backing down from some of his antisemitic statements. We got Ye Monday at LAX — after he’d returned from Super Bowl festivities in Vegas — and the guy talked to … Read more
Play video content Instagram / @kanyewest Kanye West says he can’t book arena shows to perform his new music … and he’s seemingly saying his antisemitic rants are to blame. Ye just posted a video on his Instagram story complaining about being told by multiple venues there’s no availability for him. Kanye’s reasoning … “And … Read more
ROME — Italy’s president on Friday denounced rising antisemitism and delivered a powerful speech in support of the Jewish people as he commemorated a Holocaust Remembrance Day overshadowed by Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and a rise in anti-Israel acts here. In a ceremony at the Quirinale Palace attended by the premier and leaders of … Read more
KRAKOW, Poland — KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Elon Musk, who has been accused of allowing antisemitic messages on his social media platform, X, visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp on Monday, saying afterwards that the tragedy of the Holocaust “hits you much more in the heart when you see it in person.” Musk … Read more
Kanye West already tried apologizing for his rabid antisemitism — but it seems he feels he didn’t stick the landing, ’cause he recently did another one … which was MUCH longer. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the controversial rapper got some camera guys together to shoot a lengthy apology video several weeks ago … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BERLIN — The subject of Candice Breitz’s art installation in Germany’s southwestern state of Saarland was thousands of miles removed from the conflict raging in Gaza: sex workers in South Africa. And yet her exhibit was one of a slew of cultural events in Germany that have … Read more
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill testifies before a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing titled “Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., on Dec. 5, 2023. Ken Cedeno | Reuters University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill has resigned after receiving criticism for her testimony at a congressional … Read more
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, who came under fire for her stance on antisemitism on campus, has resigned, the Ivy League school said on Saturday. Magill was one of three top university presidents who were criticized after they testified at a congressional hearing on Tuesday about a rise in … Read more
The walls appear to be caving in on the University of Pennsylvania’s president, Liz Magill, who faces scathing criticism over her performance at a House hearing earlier this week. Prominent donor Ross Stevens threatened to claw back a $100 million donation. The university’s board of trustees held an emergency meeting Thursday. And the powerful Wharton … Read more