Antisemitic hate message shown at end of Florida-Georgia game, throughout Jacksonville, Florida
Georgia-Florida game Saturday night, according to a video shared by a television reporter.
The hate message came as similar messages appeared on signs elsewhere in Jacksonville Friday and Saturday.
The message “Kanye was right about the jews” was projected onto TIAA Bank Field’s videoboard. It referred to Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, who posted hate speech attacking Jews on social media earlier in the week.
Other hate messages reported in Jacksonville included banners hoisted on an Interstate 10 overpass on Jacksonville’s Westside and on the Arlington Expressway and a message projected on the outside of a downtown building. A similar message was reported on a Los Angeles freeway a week ago.
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The Jewish Federation Foundation of Northeast Florida condemned the “antisemitic rhetoric and messages of Jewish hatred here in our city.”
Jennifer Plotkin, board president and Mariam Feist, chief executive officer, expressed outrage in a statement Sunday morning.
The federation “has been in communication with the FBI, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, and the St. Johns Sheriff’s Office. We will continue to work with them in ensuring the safety and security of our community,” they said.
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan condemned the antisemitism before the start of the football game against the Denver Broncos in London, and the team later released a statement from him.
“…I know this is not representative of our community, but it happened and it’s outrageous. It’s hurtful and wrong. It has to stop …,” said Khan, who asked that everyone “make it their mission to end the ignorance and hatred.”