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The Black and Jewish communities must stand together through incidents like this to make clear that trafficking in hateful stereotypes is unacceptable and that the words of one entertainer do not reflect the views of an entire community, the Black Jewish Entertainment Alliance said.

The Anti-Defamation League also condemned Yes actions, saying, there is no excuse for his propagating of white supremacist slogans and classic #antisemitism about Jewish power, especially with the platform he has.

Songwriter Autumn Rowe, who is both Black and Jewish and on the executive committee for the Alliance, shared the statement on Instagram.

Kanye has been such an inspiring artist to me for so many years. To hear those views is incredibly hurtful, Rowe told BuzzFeed News.

The Grammy-winning artist described how minority communities had been pitted against each other and said that a lack of appreciation for each other's history was causing further issues.

There have been a lot of tensions in the past few years, a big part is due to leadership in this country, which had enabled anything goes at one point. So we're at the state of people feeling unheard and then there's generational trauma, Rowe said.

The artists warned that Yes comments were not only divisive but also reopened wounds for the Jewish community. They urged the artists to seek education.

Commentators on social media were also critical of Ye and warned of the type of damage his recent online activity could do.

A week of full hate starting with a complete disrespect of Black peoples trauma and ending with unbridled antisemitism. Putting both Black people and Jewish people at risk of violence, actor Brett Gelman wrote on Twitter.

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The Black Jewish Entertainment Alliance Has Warned That Yes Antisemitic Tweets Are A Threat To Black And Jewish Relations - BuzzFeed News

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