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AVI BENLOLO: THE BACKLASH AGAINST KANYE WEST'S ANTISEMITISM SHOULD NOW BE
DIRECTED AT THE UN
The Ye scandal has helped expose the antisemitic rot at the heart of the United
Nations
Author of the article:
Avi Benlolo
Publishing date:
Oct 28, 2022 • 6 hours ago • 4 minute read • Join the conversation
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As vile as Kanye West’s antisemitic tirade has been, it has managed to bring
antisemitism out of the shadows and caused many people and businesses to take a
stand against it.
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West, now known as Ye, miscalculated and this led to his downfall in the
business community and beyond. Even his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, a major social
media influencer, told her followers: “I stand together with the Jewish
community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric towards them to
come to an immediate end.”
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After weeks of wrangling, businesses finally began severing their ties with Ye
this week, after Adidas, which partnered with Ye on the Yeezy brand, terminated
its relationship with him. The company said in a press release that, “Adidas
does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech. Ye’s recent
comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they
violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and
fairness.”
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Admittedly, I am disappointed that Adidas had the audacity to say in its very
next breath that its decision was measured in dollars and cents: “This is
expected to have a short-term negative impact of up to €250 million on the
company’s net income in 2022 given the high seasonality of the fourth quarter.”
This line should bring shame on the German company whose founders had ties to
the Nazi party.
Of all the statements made by various celebrities distancing themselves from Ye,
the most admirable was written by NFL superstar Aaron Donald and his wife Erica:
“Our family has made the decision to part ways with Donda Sports. The recent
comments and displays of hate and antisemitism are the exact opposite of how we
choose to live our lives and raise our children. We find them to be
irresponsible and go against everything we believe in as a family.”
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Their statement was heartfelt, meaningful and boils the issue down to how we
educate our children and treat each other on a human level. Unlike Adidas, they
did not discuss how their decision would affect them financially. The Donalds
understand that, “As parents and members of society, we felt a responsibility to
send a clear message that hateful words and actions have consequences and that
we must do better as human beings.”
Unfortunately, there are also those who have used Ye’s words to further incite
hate. A white nationalist group standing on a highway overpass this past weekend
in Los Angeles held up banners that read: “Honk if you know Kanye is right about
the Jews.” In a horrific picture circulating the internet, members of the group
are seen standing above the banner performing the Nazi salute.
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It certainly doesn’t help that the United Nations continues to provide cover for
those who are intent on spreading hatred against the Jewish people. While Ye was
being called out for his antisemitism, the UN’s commission of inquiry into
alleged Israeli human rights abuses, which would be better labelled the
“commission of inquisition against Israel,” released yet another false and
biased report that slandered and defamed the Jewish state.
Its claims are unworthy of repeating on these decent pages. Instead, my
organization, the Abraham Global Peace Initiative, has released a thoughtful
critique of the report, authored by Henry Kopel, who served as a United States
federal prosecutor for 30 years in the areas of terrorism and crimes against
humanity. The report can be found on our website, agpiworld.com.
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But what is worth noting is that last summer, one of its commissioners, Miloon
Kothari, made antisemitic remarks referring to the “Jew lobby” and questioning
Israel’s very inclusion in the United Nations. As in the case of Ye, these
remarks sparked accusations of antisemitism and calls for his resignation and
the disbandment of an obviously biased and corrupt commission. Kothari
apologized, but the integrity of the UN and its commission of inquiry had been
compromised.
As the fallout from Ye’s antisemitic comments show, free and democratic
societies can counter hatred through the chorus of voices that speak out against
it and the companies and individuals who shun those who spread such vile
messages.
Unfortunately, these sorts of checks are noticeably absent in the UN. The UN
Human Rights Council, which oversees the commission of inquiry, is made up of
mostly tyrannical antisemitic regimes that have placed Israel on the
organization’s permanent agenda for scrutiny and abuse. This has come at a
tragic cost to the UN and its agencies. The Ye scandal has helped expose the
antisemitic rot at the heart of the United Nations.
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Avi Abraham Benlolo is the founding chairman and CEO of the Abraham Global Peace
Initiative.
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