Anti-Jewish hate watchdog StopAntisemitism has named Kanye West its 2022 Antisemite of the Year.
In a post to Twitter on Sunday, the US based organisation said: “Kanye West’s threats of violence, hateful conduct, and hate speech all led him winning this year’s title.”
Kanye West’s frequent anti-Jewish tirades in interviews began with a tweet in October in which he said he was going to go “death con 3” on Jewish people.
Mr West’s numerous other comments since the October 8 tweet has led to him being dropped by his talent agency and attorney, as well as losing partnership deals with numerous apparel brands, most notably Adidas.
“Despite losing the vast majority of his fortune, being booted from social media, and ostracised from his social circles, West continued spreading his antisemitism” StopAntisemitism said.
Kanye West named 2022 Antisemite of the Year pic.twitter.com/Fk53RaENNw
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) December 11, 2022
StopAntisemitism listed recent examples of Mr West’s antisemitism including an appearance on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s podcast where he said, “I see good things about Hitler” and “I like Hitler”.
Mr West also repeatedly denied the Holocaust during the interview and claimed the disdain the world felt for Nazis was a creation of the “Jewish media”.
Following the interview and widespread backlash, Mr West posted a picture of a swastika embedded into a Jewish star, which led to him being suspended from Twitter.
In another appearance on a podcast a few days later, Mr West said regarding the Holocaust, that Jews should “let it go”, and that they should forgive Hitler.
“Mazel Tov Kanye West for propagating the most Jew hatred in 2022 and winning this year’s dishonor” StopAntisemitism said.