Australia authorities canceled the visa to the American rapper Kanye West because of a song called Heil Hitler (Glory to Hitler), containing, in their opinion, anti-Semitic statements.
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Australia Tony Burke in an interview with the state television channel ABC News said that the decision was made in connection with the publication of the specified composition.
According to the minister, West, who regularly visited Melbourne, his native city of his wife Bianca Chensori, – lost the right to enter the country after a song, the name of which refers to the slogan of supporters of the National Socialist Party of Germany from Adolf Hitler.
Burk said that the song contains anti -Semitic expressions and glorification of Nazi ideology.
Kanye West was repeatedly criticized for anti -Semitic statements
West, who replaced his name to “Ye” in October 2022, has already encountered locks on social networks X and Instagram for publications with anti -Semitic content.
Soon after this, he announced his intention to acquire a “legal” social network Parler.
In addition, in an interview with the ultra -right theoretician of the conspiracy Alex Jones rapper caused a wave of indignation, publicly praising Adolf Hitler.
“I do not like it when evil is used next to the Nazis. I love Jews, but I also love the Nazis,” said West.