This is 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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Opinion Jon Stewart is not our ‘spokesjew’ — he normalized hate speech
In his interview with Stephen Colbert, Stewart failed to truly address antisemitism and erased Black Jews in the process
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Opinion We deserve better haters than Chappelle, West and Irving
Jews have been accused of the same things for thousands of years. Surely there are new tropes out there for creative bigots
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Film & TV Jon Stewart is right about how to fight antisemitism — and should maybe be our ‘spokesjew’
The comedian gave a sober (if funny) analysis of the frenzy surrounding Kyrie Irving, Kanye West and Dave Chappelle
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Fast Forward Noa Kirel, Israel’s hottest singer, wore a Kanye West-printed outfit to Europe’s MTV awards
The outfit was meant to draw attention to antisemitism, Kirel told the Israeli broadcaster KAN
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Culture Dave Chappelle got one thing right in his already infamous SNL monologue
You can’t say ‘The Jews,’ Chappelle said. Euphemisms are still fair game.
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Fast Forward Dave Chappelle under fire for ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue about antisemitism
The comedian, who addressed recent controversies surrounding Kanye West and Kyrie Irving, has come under fire in the past for antisemitic jokes
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Opinion Trump destroyed the guardrails against antisemitism — and there’s no going back
We used to ostracize public figures for even loose affiliations with antisemitism. Those days are long gone
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Fast Forward Weeks after taking fire from ADL, Adidas to partner with it on fighting antisemitism in sports
The ADL was one of the many Jewish organizations to call out Adidas for its lack of action before parting ways with Kanye West
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