American rapper and designer Kanye West, known as Ye, has apologized for his past antisemitic remarks to a Moroccan rabbi. In a video shared on social media Thursday, Ye was seen sitting beside Israeli-Moroccan Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto in New York, expressing remorse and saying he wanted to «make amends» and «take accountability». «I feel really blessed to be able to sit here with you today and just take accountability», said Ye, wearing a black poncho and baseball cap, through a translator in a video that quickly went viral online. ? ALERTE ! Kanye West a rencontré aujourd'hui un rabbin en personne pour présenter ses excuses officielles à la communauté juive ?? pic.twitter.com/OEcv40OTuR — FRENCHRAPUS ?? (@FrenchRapUS) November 6, 2025 Rabbi Pinto, a prominent kabbalist and Morocco's chief rabbinical judge since 2019, welcomed the artist with «open arms», emphasizing that «Judaism lives on repentance», before embracing him and wishing him «only good». Pinto, who moved to Morocco after serving a sentence in Israel in 2014, has built strong ties in the kingdom and is known for his influence among Moroccan Jews and international followers, writes Times of Israel. Ye's public apology to the Moroccan rabbi marks his latest attempt to repair the damage caused by years of antisemitic statements. In 2022, the rapper made a series of anti-Jewish remarks that sparked widespread backlash, including Adidas cutting ties with him. His controversial behavior resurfaced in 2025, first with a Super Bowl ad promoting a website selling swastika T-shirts, then with the release of a song titled «Heil Hitler», which featured a recording of the Nazi leader.
