Football teams condemn pro-Kanye antisemitic message shared at game
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The message read, “Kanye is right about the Jews,” and was displayed across the outside of the stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, in an apparent reference to Kanye West’s controversial antisemitic remarks. “We strongly condemn the antisemitic hate speech projected outside TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville after the Florida-Georgia football game Saturday night and the other antisemitic messages that have appeared in Jacksonville,” the schools said in a statement. “We are proud to be home to strong and thriving Jewish communities at UGA and UF and we stand together against hate.” The owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Shad Khan, also slammed the antisemitic message, which was first reported by the city’s WJXT television station. So let’s stop it.” Florida and Georgia have played each other in Jacksonville every year except two since 1933, but their contract with the city ends in 2023.
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