The nonprofit's CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt said Adidas is set to release a shoe from the line in the 'run-up to the anniversary of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre.'
Earlier this month, Ye tweeted a threat that he would go"death [sic] con 3" on Jewish people. He also posted a screenshot of a text exchange with Sean"Diddy" Combs in which he suggested Combs was being controlled by Jews. He was promptly restrictedYe also criticized so-called"Jewish underground media mafia" during an interview with Chris Cuomo on NewsNation this month.
Greenblatt said Adidas is set to release a shoe from the line in the"run-up to the anniversary of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre on Oct. 27 – the most violent antisemitic attack in U.S. history." In 2018, a gunman opened fire on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Greenblatt pointed to a rise in anti-Semitism incidents in the U.S., saying that"such statements [by Ye] are more than damning – they are dangerous.
The ADL, an anti-hate organization founded in 1913"to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all," in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 2,717 in 2021, the highest on record since its tracking began in 1979. Antisemitic incidents include assaults, harassment and vandalism.
The incidents of antisemitism have already led to the termination of several relationships. JPMorgan Chase
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