SWC Condemns Ice Cube’s Anti-Semitic Tweets As “Unconscionable, Unwarranted, And In These Times Of Crisis, Downright Dangerous”

June 11, 2020

June 11, 2020 - The Simon Wiesenthal Center condemns this week’s spew of anti-Semitic tweets by rapper Ice Cube. The rapper has spent the last few days posting images that appeared to amplify anti-Semitic tropes tying Jews to the oppression of Black people. One photo depicted a group of men with exaggerated facial features typical of anti-Semitic imagery playing Monopoly on the backs of Black people, and another suggested that the "Black Cube of Saturn" – which conspiracy theorists claim is an occult symbol – lies within the Star of David.

“As you may know, I was among the first to confront ICE CUBE on anti-Semitism many years ago for anti-Korean and anti-Semitic lyrics. A few years ago, the now famous actor and I met at an SWC event and felt that a page had been turned. The latest spate of anti-Semitic tweets and his recent greetings to America’s godfather of anti-Semitism, Louis Farrakhan, are deeply troubling, especially at a time when there is a clarion call from the streets of our nation for renewed steps to eradicate anti-Black racism—a call we wholeheartedly support. But spewing hate against another minority, in this case Jews, is unconscionable, unwarranted, and in these times of crisis, downright dangerous,” charged Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean and Director of Ed Snider Social Action Institute of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

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The Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish human rights organization numbering over 400.000 members. It holds consultative status at the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, the OAS and the Latin American Parliament (PARLATINO).