Los Angeles officials condemned banners hung from a freeway overpass this weekend by apparent neo-Nazis in praise of recent anti-Semitic comments made by Kanye West.
Photos taken Saturday show a small group of demonstrators with their arms raised in what appears to be the Nazi salute holding banners that read, “Honk if you know” and “Kanye is right about the Jews.”
The banners hanging over Interstate 405 appear to be the work of the Goyim Defense League, a white supremacist group led by known racist Jon Minadeo II, nonprofit group StopAntisemitism said in a tweet.
West has been in hot water since he went on a social media tirade spewing anti-Semitism on Oct. 8 when he tweeted he was “going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE” and that “You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone who opposes your agenda.”
People hang banners over the highway supporting Kanye West’s remarks. Twitter / @shannonrwatts
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti denounced the anti-Semitism. Getty ImagesLos Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke out against the anti-Semitism on Twitter, writing, “We condemn this weekend’s anti-Semitic incidents. Jewish Angelenos should always feel safe. There is no place for discrimination or prejudice in Los Angeles. And we will never back down from the fight to expose and eliminate it.”
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón also condemned the demonstrators’ actions.
He tweeted: “We cannot tolerate the #AntiSemitism that was on full display today on an LA Fwy. #WhiteSupremacy is a societal cancer that must be excised. This message is dangerous & cannot be normalized. I stand with the Jewish community in condemning this disgusting behavior.”
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón said white supremacy is a cancer. APAnti-Semitic incidents reached an all-time high in the United States last year, with a total of 2,717 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism reported to the Anti-Defamation League.
The number is the highest on record since the group began tracking anti-Semitic incidents in 1979.
The banners were hung by white supremacist group the Goyim Defense League. Twitter / @StopAntisemitesThe Anti-Defamation League in Southern California said in a tweet that the group responsible for the banner was “known for espousing vitriolic #antisemitism and white supremacist ideology.”
“Hate has no place in Los Angeles or elsewhere and these attempts will not divide us,” it said.
West’s tweet has since been removed, and Twitter locked his account.
The rapper, also known as Ye, says he stands by his remarks. @CelebCandidly / MEGAWhile at first he seemed to apologize, West has since stood by what he said. In an interview with Piers Morgan, West was asked if he was sorry for his remarks, and he said, “No. Absolutely not.”
In response, an angry Morgan told him, “You should be.”



