Ye’s Apology Is Not Enough
France is moving to block Kanye West from performing in Marseille following his repeated antisemitic statements and praise of Hitler. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez is pursuing legal avenues to stop the concert.
Ye’s past rhetoric has harmed Jewish communities, Black communities, and others, and that remains unaddressed by any meaningful accountability. Prior apologies timed around commercial interests do not mitigate ongoing harm.
European governments should not platform an artist promoting antisemitic content, including songs invoking Nazi ideology. We commend Minister Nunez for acting within his authority and urge others to enforce the same standard: no stage for incitement, and consequences for those who spread it.
France is moving to block Kanye West from performing in Marseille following his repeated antisemitic statements and praise of Hitler. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez is pursuing legal avenues to stop the concert.
Ye’s past rhetoric has harmed Jewish communities, Black communities, and others, and that remains unaddressed by any meaningful accountability. Prior apologies timed around commercial interests do not mitigate ongoing harm.
European governments should not platform an artist promoting antisemitic content, including songs invoking Nazi ideology. We commend Minister Nunez for acting within his authority and urge others to enforce the same standard: no stage for incitement, and consequences for those who spread it.
British musician Boy George is showing exactly how public figures should use their platforms to build bridges between communities, not division.
Too much of the anti-Israel rhetoric, especially in Hollywood, is driven by people who have never set foot in the region.
Thank you, Boy George, for being a voice of sanity and unity.
British musician Boy George is showing exactly how public figures should use their platforms to build bridges between communities, not division.
Too much of the anti-Israel rhetoric, especially in Hollywood, is driven by people who have never set foot in the region.
Thank you, Boy George, for being a voice of sanity and unity.
That intense moment when Scarlett Johansson appeared on the PBS show “Finding Your Roots,” she discovered that some family members were tragically killed in the Holocaust.
Scarlett begins to cry after learning about her family. 💔 #YomHaShoah
That intense moment when Scarlett Johansson appeared on the PBS show “Finding Your Roots,” she discovered that some family members were tragically killed in the Holocaust.
Scarlett begins to cry after learning about her family. 💔 #YomHaShoah
She was known as hostage who played the violin.
Agam Berger survived 482 days in Hamas captivity. Today, she is playing at the @motlorg Yom HaShoah ceremony.
We are so grateful that Agam and all of the hostages are back home.
She was known as hostage who played the violin.
Agam Berger survived 482 days in Hamas captivity. Today, she is playing at the @motlorg Yom HaShoah ceremony.
We are so grateful that Agam and all of the hostages are back home.
We have a moral obligation to #NeverForget, especially at a time when antisemitism is at an all time high.
Yom HaShoah is Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, and more than ever, it reminds us what happens when Jews are left stateless and defenseless.
We have a moral obligation to #NeverForget, especially at a time when antisemitism is at an all time high.
Yom HaShoah is Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, and more than ever, it reminds us what happens when Jews are left stateless and defenseless.
Israeli artist Noga Erez made history as the first Israeli woman to perform at Coachella, taking the stage while sharing she was “heartbroken and sad” about what’s happening back home during the war.
Calling the moment “unf—ing believable,” she turned the performance into a reminder that music can still unite people even in the middle of conflict.
Israeli artist Noga Erez made history as the first Israeli woman to perform at Coachella, taking the stage while sharing she was “heartbroken and sad” about what’s happening back home during the war.
Calling the moment “unf—ing believable,” she turned the performance into a reminder that music can still unite people even in the middle of conflict.
The music industry, and major stages like Coachella, are becoming increasingly hostile environments for Jewish and Israeli artists. As antisemitism is normalized and even platformed, too many remain silent while artists are targeted, excluded, and pressured to erase who they are.
That is why Noga Erez’s moment matters. As the first Israeli woman to perform at Coachella, she didn’t shrink or self-censor, she showed up proudly and unapologetically as who she is. At a festival that has given space to openly antisemitic voices, her presence was not just artistic,it was defiant.
Congratulations, Noga. We are proud of you.
The music industry, and major stages like Coachella, are becoming increasingly hostile environments for Jewish and Israeli artists. As antisemitism is normalized and even platformed, too many remain silent while artists are targeted, excluded, and pressured to erase who they are.
That is why Noga Erez’s moment matters. As the first Israeli woman to perform at Coachella, she didn’t shrink or self-censor, she showed up proudly and unapologetically as who she is. At a festival that has given space to openly antisemitic voices, her presence was not just artistic,it was defiant.
Congratulations, Noga. We are proud of you.
So now the question is, how do we get invited to Shabbat dinner at @ziggymarley and his Israeli wife’s home?
So now the question is, how do we get invited to Shabbat dinner at @ziggymarley and his Israeli wife’s home?
