Kehlani says she is not antisemitic
Kehlani says she is not antisemitic
Oakland singer Kehlani says she is not antisemitic but she is against the killing of innocent people in Gaza.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Bay Area singer Kehlani is responding to Cornell University's decision to drop her from a concert line-up, in connection to comments about the war between Israel and Hamas.
Kehlani was meant to perform at a concert next month, but the university president said the school dropped that part of the show after students and faculty accused Kehlani of being antisemitic.
The R&B singer has been outspoken about support for Gaza and took to social media to respond.
"I am not antisemitic nor anti-Jew," she said on TikTok. "I am anti-genocide. I am anti-the extermination of an entire people, the bombing of innocent children, men, women. That's what I'm anti."
Kehlani grew up in Oakland and attended Oakland School for the Arts, and is set to headline San Francisco's new Pride music festival in June.