Kanye West could be barred from entering Australia over anti-Semitic comments
Kanye West could be barred from entering Australia to meet his new wife’s family because of his praise for Hitler and his anti-Semitic remarks, government officials said Wednesday.
The rapper is reportedly planning to fly along Bianca Censors to his hometown of Melbourne next week to spend time with his clan.
As we first reported, the couple tied knot during a private ceremony earlier this month without filing a marriage certificate. It’s not clear if Kanye has obtained a visa for the rumored trip or even applied for one.
In any event, the Education Minister of Australia, Jason Clare, says that if Kanye applies for a visa, it could be denied. The Land Down Under has a history of rejecting people with anti-Semitic beliefs.
Clare told Nine Network TV … “I expect that if he applies he would have to go through the same process and answer the same questions,” as anyone who has expressed such views.
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Kanye West crosses paths with white nationalist Nick Fuentes
As you know … Kanye recently went on a bizarre anti-Jewish campaign and praised Hitler and Nazis. He was seen hanging out with notorious white nationalists Nick Fuentes.
Ye was suspended from Twitter after posting a picture of a swastika merged with the Star of David. Kanye also went live on-air with alt-right conspiracy theorists Alex Jones for his show, “Infowars.” Among other things, Kanye said: “I like Hitler.”
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Given his rhetoric, it appears Kanye has an uphill battle with Australian Jewish groups, who have already called for him to be denied entry in anticipation of any visa application.
Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-head Peter Wertheim told Sky News … “We have made the case that this particular individual does not meet the character test and that it would be in the national interest not to grant him a visa, and we set out our reasons in some detail.”
Minister of Immigration Andrew Giles will make the final decision on whether to let Kanye into the country if it comes to that.
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