Jacksonville’s NBC affiliate reports:
Following the antisemitic comments and tweets Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shared that have caused a lot of controversy in America, Jacksonville has seen multiple appearances of antisemitic rhetoric across the area.
In the midst of Georgia-Florida game day celebrations, an antisemitic message that read “Kanye was right about the Jews” was projected across the TIAA Bank Field Saturday evening.
Another antisemitic message displayed on banners that read “End Jewish Supremacy in America” and “Honk if you know it’s the Jews” hung from an overpass on the Westside, just off Chaffee Road and Interstate 10.
Florida Politics reports:
Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Jacksonville this weekend, including at Saturday’s Georgia-Florida game before heading to New York state to campaign with Lee Zeldin. In addition to other still-reticent local figures, DeSantis has yet to make a comment.
The city of Jacksonville has dealt with organized hate groups many times in its history, including repeated recent flyer distributions by the Ku Klux Klan. It is unclear what party or parties are responsible for the incidents in Jacksonville Saturday.
Horrible to see that someone projected an anti-Semitic message on to TIAA Bank Field at the end of the sold-out Georgia-Florida game. A relative sent this to me. It’s in reference to comments Ye (formerly Kanye West) made recently.
This hate has to stop. Period. pic.twitter.com/kBKYUx7hIh
— Vic Micolucci WJXT (@WJXTvic) October 30, 2022
I denounce this hatred. Those in leadership in our state, the Republican Party, emboldened these folks. The anti-Black, anti-Semitic and anti-LGBTQ hate has to be kicked out of our state and city. We do this by first voting for folks that reject these ideals. Vote Blue up & down https://t.co/kMFIHV4nr5
— State Rep. Angie Nixon (@AngieNixon) October 30, 2022
It was displayed on outside of stadium at UF/UGA game in Jacksonville earlier tonight and now on outside of other Jacksonville buildings like this one. pic.twitter.com/EZ9XH7fIrU
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) October 30, 2022
This appears to be a very coordinated and targeted effort over last couple days to spread these hateful messages all over Jacksonville, Florida during UF/UGA game weekend.
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) October 30, 2022