Kanye West feels able to “like Jewish people again”
Racist rapper previously banned from social media for rabid antisemitism, performs public U-turn after watching Jewish actor Jonah Hill in movie '21 Jump Street'
Racist rapper Kanye West has returned to social media with an apparent change of heart on his previous extreme antisemitic outbursts.
In his first post this year West, legally known as ‘Ye’, told his 18.1 million followers on Instagram that after watching Jewish actor Jonah Hill in 2012 action comedy ’21 Jump Street’, he felt able to “like Jewish people again.”
Accompanying the post was a promotional video for the film, which also stars Channing Tatum.
One of the world’s most successful musicians with more than 160 million records sold, in December 2022, Ye gave an interview with US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in which he praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Ye also vowed to go ‘deathcon 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE’ in a post later removed by Twitter.
Jonah Hill has yet to respond.
Thank you for helping to make Jewish News the leading source of news and opinion for the UK Jewish community. Today we're asking for your invaluable help to continue putting our community first in everything we do.
For as little as £5 a month you can help sustain the vital work we do in celebrating and standing up for Jewish life in Britain.
Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life.
You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.
100% of your donation will help us continue celebrating our community, in all its dynamic diversity...
Engaging
Being a community platform means so much more than producing a newspaper and website. One of our proudest roles is media partnering with our invaluable charities to amplify the outstanding work they do to help us all.
Celebrating
There’s no shortage of oys in the world but Jewish News takes every opportunity to celebrate the joys too, through projects like Night of Heroes, 40 Under 40 and other compelling countdowns that make the community kvell with pride.
Pioneering
In the first collaboration between media outlets from different faiths, Jewish News worked with British Muslim TV and Church Times to produce a list of young activists leading the way on interfaith understanding.
Campaigning
Royal Mail issued a stamp honouring Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton after a Jewish News campaign attracted more than 100,000 backers. Jewish Newsalso produces special editions of the paper highlighting pressing issues including mental health and Holocaust remembrance.
Easy access
In an age when news is readily accessible, Jewish News provides high-quality content free online and offline, removing any financial barriers to connecting people.
Voice of our community to wider society
The Jewish News team regularly appears on TV, radio and on the pages of the national press to comment on stories about the Jewish community. Easy access to the paper on the streets of London also means Jewish News provides an invaluable window into the community for the country at large.
We hope you agree all this is worth preserving.
