NEW: When Kanye West began his antisemitic blitz late last year the hate didn’t just go viral on the Internet.
released Monday catalogs dozens of acts of vandalism, harassment and intimidation organized under the “Ye is right” slogan. “Kanye West’s repeated antisemitic remarks – and his dredging up some of the worst anti-Jewish tropes imaginable — are inspiring people to commit real-world acts of hate,” says Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL’s CEO.
The online reach of those inspired by Ye’s hate, the ADL documents, was massive on its own. Tweets referencing the “Ye is Right” slogan reached nearly 5 million users of the platform. The report documents a spate of hate-speech vandalism from coast to coast.
The ADL also catalogs acts of harassment, including of a Jewish-owned Los Angeles restaurant, where a fake customer called to order the “Kanye special” before adding, “Death to all the Jews.” In Michigan, a man harassed Jewish families outside as synagogue with antisemitic taunts including “Kanye was right.”
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