The Jewish nongovernmental organization has compiled a timeline of incidents that are inspired by or related to the musician’s public outbursts.
The Anti-Defamation League, an international Jewish nongovernmental organization focused on civil rights law, has released a research that connects Kanye ‘Ye’ West’s anti-Semitic utterances to real-world anti-Jewish sentiment on social media and in physical settings.
Since October 2022, the ADL’s Center on Extremism has recorded at least 30 anti-Semitic incidents involving Ye and his public comments, including graffiti, hate speech banners, targeted harassment, and college campus campaigns in favor of the artist’s statements.
The “#YeIsRight” hashtag, for example, has trended on Twitter since Oct. 1, with over 9,400 mentions utilizing or referencing hashtags connected to the slogan. On January 26, 2023, it was also noticed inscribed in chalk on a sidewalk at the University of Alabama.
Extremist white supremacist groups such as the Groypers have arranged a series of “Ye is correct, change my opinion” rallies in which members defend and use Ye’s outbursts to promote their own Holocaust denial and Hitler glorification. The first event took place on January 18, 2023, at Florida Atlantic University, and served as an endorsement of Ye’s presidential campaign in 2024.
“Kanye West’s repeated anti-Semitic rants — and his resurrecting some of the worst anti-Jewish stereotypes imaginable — are undeniably having an impact and inciting people to commit real-world acts of hate,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in an emailed statement to THR. “As we have long emphasized, celebrities and others who disseminate hateful tropes must understand that their words have repercussions. Unfortunately, Kanye’s decision to continue peddling hatred against Jews just encourages those who are already sick.”
The full report includes a timeline of incidents, such as vandalism, such as someone writing “Kanye West Is Right” and “Kill All Jews” alongside three swastikas on the wall of a high school bathroom in Newport Beach, California; harassment, such as anti-Semitic phone calls and emails received by the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust after offering Ye a tour; and other incidents, such as when members of the Goyim Defense League displayed a banner
