Kanye West’s Twitter Account Locked After Rapper Vows to Go ‘Death Con 3 on Jewish People’

Twitter locked rapper Kanye West’s account for “violating Twitter’s policies” after he tweeted that he would go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.”

West, now known legally as Ye, also said he “can't be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew,” adding, “You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.” He separately implied that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is Jewish, had personally kicked him off Instagram. Ye’s Instagram account was recently restricted following a post that appeared to imply another rapper was being controlled by Jews. 

Ye has made several recent forays into partisan U.S. politics; on October 3, he wore a “White Lives Matter” shirt with conservative commentator Candace Owens at Paris Fashion Week. The rapper also appeared on controversial Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s show, saying he expected to be president within his lifetime. 

While major outlets across the spectrum were united in describing Ye’s remarks as “anti-Semitic,” coverage from the left was more likely to describe Ye negatively, and coverage from the right was more likely to frame him positively. Israeli outlet Haaretz (Center bias) took his use of “you guys” to mean Jews, writing that he “accused Jews of shutting down” opponents. The New York Post (Lean Right bias) suggested he was having a “mental break,” citing friends who were “concerned about him.”