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The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Ye, Kyrie and the rise of antisemitism

Ye faces backlash after posting antisemitic content on Instagram.
Rapper and Brooklyn Nets star both promote dangerously false beliefs.
Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief November 5, 2022

The evil of antisemitism was on full display in recent weeks after rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye, and Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving each posted false and offensive remarks about Jewish people. In an Instagram post, which has since been deleted, Ye insinuated that Jewish people control the...