Norwegian rapper who cursed Jews during performance was criticizing Israel, prosecutors say

[DavidDvorkin]

A Norwegian rapper who cursed Jews while performing at an event in Oslo promoting multiculturalism will not be charged with hate speech because his words may have been criticism of Israel, prosecutors said.

Kaveh Kholardi said “f***ing Jews” on stage at an event last year for which he was hired by the city.

https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/norwegian-rapper-who-cursed-jews-during-performance-was-criticizing-israel-prosecutors-say


Riiiiight. He was just criticizing Israel.

[Mosby]

1. KnR

[leftynyc]

2. Well, that has obviously become

the pathetic go-to excuse for Jew haters everywhere.

[DavidDvorkin]

3. It's not surprising that antisemites use that excuse

But it's so depressing and disappointing when people on the left enthusiastically accept that excuse.

[leftynyc]

5. Yes - coming from my side of the aisle

makes my heart hurt. And it's everywhere.

[msongs]

4. freedom of speech is sometimes inconvenient...when you don't like what others say but

expect to be allowed to express your own views. besides its better to know who your enemies are

[leftynyc]

6. Too many people confuse

freedom of speech with freedom from consequences.

[NutmegYankee]

14. If the government is punishing you for it, you were not free to say it.

Anyone anywhere can say anything. The difference is will the government imprison or murder you for it? Take North Korea - any citizen can insult Kim Jong-un - it's just some muscle movements in the throat and mouth, but the penalty is probably death.

Now society may react negatively to your speech, but that is not the same as official government punishment.

[leftynyc]

15. What are the laws in Norway?

I know Europe has more restrictions than the US and frankly, I'm making no judgement on which way is right. I certainly have no problem with boycotting advertisers who hawk their products all over Fox News because that's free speech also.

[wellst0nev0ter]

7. Don't worry, he added a "Just kidding" at the end

He was only joking! The creepy shitweasel.

[maxsolomon]

10. He's the child of Iranian immigrants, a practicing Muslim, and probably not kidding.

He's also a 24 year old Norwegian-Persian rapper, and therefore verging on utter cultural irrelevance, particularly to Americans.

[Codeine]

8. If DU has taught me anything

is that it’s always about Israel. No statement made after 1948 has ever been anti-Semitic, but rather justifiable criticism of BiBi Netanyahu.

[DavidDvorkin]

12. I don't think it goes back to the beginning of the State of Israel

As I remember it, Americans on the left admired Israel until the '67 war. I was aware of a sudden change in attitude when the scale of the Israeli victory became clear. Perhaps the antisemitism had been there all along, but it suddenly became visible, even then under the guise of criticism of Israel.

[maxsolomon]

9. Trump slandered Dems as Anti-Semites at Mar-a-lago over the weekend.

He told a room full of rich Republics that we are "Anti-Jewish".

This dumb rapper has got more attention from the media.

[Codeine]

11. That's been all over the media.

This rapper story? I saw it mentioned here and pretty much nowhere else.

[FreeState]

13. I really like(d) his music

But that being said.... Unge Ferrari > Kaveh Kholardi

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