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Rap star Kanye West has received support from an unlikely source in Minister Louis Farrakhan in light of the Anti-Defamation League recently demanding an apology for anti-Semitic comments Ye made.
In Farrakhan’s opinion, Kanye should not be at fault for claiming the Jewish community controls a large portion of the entertainment industry.
“Now the ADL has jumped on Kanye West because he said, ‘Black people don’t have the same level of connections as Jewish people. Black people don’t have the same connection as oil people.’ Quote.” Farrakhan said in a video. “Did he lie? No. He told the truth and the ADL, Mr. Foxman, issued a press release on the second day of December 2013. And this executive director said, ‘If the comments are true as reported, this is classic anti-Semitism. There is goes again, the age old canard that Jews are all-powerful.’ No, you’re not all-powerful but you certainly are powerful and you control the levers of government. You don’t want to admit it but as a celebrity, you’re telling Kanye West he should know better, he ‘does’ know better and that’s why he said what he said. Then you said to him, ‘We hope that he woudl take responsibility for his words, understand why they are son offensive and apologize to those he was offended.'” (“The Final Call”)
The minister also pleaded for Mr. West to not bow down by coughing up an apology.
“You know what? Mr. Foxman. I wish you and I could have a dialogue. You wouldn’t put that small-time stuff over on me, that you put on scared-to-death Negros that if they mention Jew and you call them anti-Semitic, they start bowing to you and your pressure? Kanye West, don’t bow to the pressure to apologize to anybody! You said nothing wrong! Who are you, Farrakhan, to tell him that he said nothing wrong?’ I am directly from the Christ and the Messiah, so what I tell ‘ya has more weight than anything that these enemies might want to say. You have nothing to apologize for. It is their fear of the truth and that’s why it gives me pleasure to defend my brother.” (“The Final Call”)
According to reports, the Anti-Defamation League demanded a public apology from Kanye earlier this month.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) denounced as “classic anti-Semitism” remarks by the rapper Kanye West, who in a radio interview last week attempted to explain President Obama’s inability to gain momentum on his policy priorities in Washington, D.C. with the outrageous statement that, “Black people don’t have the same level of connections as Jewish people.” “If the comments are true as reported, this is classic anti-Semitism,” said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. “There it goes again, the age-old canard that Jews are all-powerful and control the levers of power in government. As a celebrity with a wide following, Kanye West should know better. We hope that he will take responsibility for his words, understand why they are so offensive, and apologize to those he has offended.” (ADL)
The non-profit organization specifically noted what comments sparked the most insult.
Mr. West reportedly made the statements during an interview on New York City’s Hip Hop and R&B radio station Power 105.1 FM. The comments came to light after the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz printed them on Friday. According to reports, Mr. West remarked during the interview: “Man, let me tell you about George Bush and oil money and Obama and no money. People want to say Obama can’t make these moves or he’s not executing. That’s because he ain’t got those connections. Black people don’t have the same level of connections as Jewish people. Black people don’t have the same connection as oil people.” (ADL)
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