Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, whose career collapsed in autumn 2022 after he went on an antisemitic tirade.
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Fast Forward Kanye West apologizes to Jewish community for ‘outburst’ — in Hebrew
In an Instagram post, the rapper vowed to work on himself and ‘promote unity’
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Fast Forward Kanye West’s album with antisemitic lyric and long list of famous collaborators on track to debut Friday
The album seems headed for a large audience on most major streaming platforms, despite his months in the spotlight over antisemitic comments
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Culture In a new track, Kanye explains why he can’t be antisemitic
In his first new music since his antisemitism scandal, the rapper musters a less-than-compelling defense
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Fast Forward Adidas CEO: Kanye West didn’t mean his antisemitic comments
“I don’t think he meant what he said and I don’t think he’s a bad person,” Bjørn Gulden said on a podcast
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Fast Forward Meta’s Oversight Board urges improved distinction between hate speech and criticism of hate speech
The exhortation comes after Instagram took down a post condemning Ye’s antisemitism because it repeated his comments
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Fast Forward A Kanye West impersonator wore a ‘Jewish Lives Matter’ shirt at NY Fashion Week. Why?
'People hire me to do bar mitzvahs, birthday parties, corporate events, meet and greets,' he said
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Opinion Should Jews leave Twitter after Musk reinstated Kanye?
Some feel morally compromised remaining on Twitter. Others don't want to cede a valuable platform to bigots
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Fast Forward Elon Musk reinstated Kanye West’s Twitter account. Jewish groups were not happy.
The ADL noted that West has refused to make amends for promoting antisemitic content and denying the Holocaust
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Theater Hidden in this picture, the murder of 1.1 million Jews
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News The great tent conspiracy theory: Are ‘outside agitators’ supplying protesters’ tents?
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Opinion Yes, antisemitism is rising. But pro-Palestinian protests aren’t the real threat to our campuses
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Opinion Edward Said tried to erase Jews. So do the pro-Palestinian Columbia protesters citing his legacy
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Opinion USC taught its pro-Palestinian valedictorian to ask good questions — then axed commencement because it was afraid of them
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Fast Forward Hundreds of students arrested from Texas to California as college Israel protests continue
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Fast Forward USC cancels graduation amid tumult over Israel and Gaza
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News Columbia’s campus is rocked by protests. The surrounding neighborhood? Not so much