Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. Photo: BANG Showbiz via Reuters Connect

Kanye West on Tuesday issued an apology in Hebrew to the “Jewish community” for “any unintended outburst” after the rapper and fashion designer came under fire for a series of antisemitic comments.

“I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions, it was not my intention to hurt or disrespect, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused,” West posted on Instagram to his more than 18 million followers on the social media platform.

“I am committed to starting with myself and learning from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding in the future,” added West, who now legally goes by the name Ye. “Your forgiveness is important to me, and I am committed to making amends and promoting unity.”

The post, written entirely in Hebrew on a white background, was published in the early hours of Tuesday morning after Christmas Day.

 

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While West, 46, did not reference any specific incidents, his apology followed a wave of antisemitic tirades that earned him widespread backlash.

Most recently, the All of the Lights rapper went on an antisemitic rant at an album launch event in Las Vegas earlier this month.

“It’s 60 million of us in America, 60 million Jews in the world,” West falsely claimed in a video obtained by TMZ. “Who’s going to make the hospitals, though? He’s a Zionist, [inaudible]. This is what I’ve been trying to tell you. Jesus Christ, Hitler, Ye, third party, sponsor that.”

Weeks earlier, West was seen at a party in Dubai dancing and singing along to his new controversial song Vultures, in which he raps, “How I’m antisemitic? I just f—ked a Jewish b—ch.”

West was accused of being antisemitic late last year starting in October, after he made a series of comments targeting Jews. He posted on X/Twitter that he wanted to “go death con 3 ON JEWISH PEOPLE [sic],” referring to the US military’s DEFCON system for rating how alert the armed forces should be at a given moment in the face of a threat.

In an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, West said, “I see good things about Hitler … Every human being has value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler.”

Doubling down later in the interview, the rapper added “I like Hitler” and said people should “stop dissing the Nazis.” He went on to compare himself to Jews hiding in the Holocaust, saying, “There are Jewish people basically hiding me under their floorboards right now. It’s like a reverse version of the Holocaust.”

As a result of the torrent of antisemitic remarks, West lost his Yeezy partnership with Adidas, as well as his partnerships with a number of other brands. Gap, Balenciago, and JP Morgan were among those to also end their relationships with him at the time.

Tuesday’s Instagram post was not the first time that West seemingly tried to make amends with the Jewish people. In March, he wrote a now-deleted post saying that watching the movie 21 Jump Street, which features Jewish actor Jonah Hill, “made me like Jewish people again.”

He added that “no one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that hatred towards millions of innocent people.”

West did not add context to his Tuesday post, which came during the ongoing Gaza war, launched by the Hamas terror group’s Oct. 7 massacre in Israel. The Israeli government has compared Hamas to the Nazis.