Kanye West has shared a preview of a new song called ‘Israel’, in which he raps about meeting the devil.The track is set to appear on ‘Dying Near A Charger’, the new album from Al Be Back, and comes after Ye was reportedly ready to drop new music “imminently”.On the preview of ‘Israel’, Kanye raps: “Tell me right now is it real / Y’all be talking about the devil I seen a close-up / Every night I could’ve told everything they told us.“They was talking about the style I said n***a Moses / Ain’t nobody pardon [Larry] Hoover but we got the closest.”Watch a preview of the track below.Albe Back previews "Israel" featuring Ye pic.twitter.com/OX6O8O5vmQ— Donda Times (@dondatimes) September 6, 2023West was declared ‘Antisemite Of The Year’ by the watchdog group StopAntisemitism in response to his anti-Semitic comments in the last year.
He has been widely condemned by many figures in the entertainment world, as well as several political figures and organisations that represent Jewish communities.
He later walked out of an interview in which he was challenged over his anti-Semitic sentiments.However, back in March, West appeared to backtrack on his comments by saying he “likes Jewish people again” after watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street. “No one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that into hatred towards millions of people,” he said on Instagram.
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