Kanye West, recipient of the “Antisemite of the Year” title from the Campaign Against Antisemitism in 2022, recently delivered an antisemitic rant in Las Vegas in December.
The rapper, now going by Ye, shared a post on Instagram late Monday after the Christmas holiday. The photo featured Hebrew text on a white background, seemingly expressing an apology to the Jewish community for any unintended outbursts resulting from his words or actions.
The post read: “I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for my unplanned outburst caused by my words or actions, it was not my intention to hurt or disrespect, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused. I am committed to starting with myself and learning from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding in the future.”
“Your forgiveness is important to me and I am committed to making amends and promoting unity,” the post read.
This post comes at the tail end of the holiday season, and poses an essential question: did Kanye West, or Ye, use Christmas to reflect on the last year?
West also complained of the struggles of co-parenting with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, and about former President Donald Trump and West’s former business partners in the 10-minute-long rant.
At one point in the video, West screamed “It’s 60 million of us in America, 60 million Jews in the world.”
It is unclear what his remark is in reference to, since as of 2021, the US population was five and a half times that at 331.9 million people, according to the World Bank. Similarly, the Jewish Agency for Israel claimed in 2023 that there are only 15.3 million Jewish people in the world, which is also a far cry from the 60 million claimed by West, but in the opposite direction.
