In March 2020, the English pop singer Dua Lipa shared a post on her Instagram story that called all Israelis “fake Jews.” This is an insane conspiracy theory propagated solely by the most hardened of anti-Semites—the statement that any Jew is not “a real Jew,” let alone the six million who live in Israel, is dangerously ignorant. In 2019, four ended up murdered in a Jersey City kosher supermarket by violent extremists who held these precise views.
Dua Lipa’s post also falsely claimed that Israel masterminded the anti-Semitic outfit Hamas, whose founding organizational charter calls for the genocide of all Jews—everywhere. Hamas is recognized by the U.S., EU and most liberal countries as a terrorist organization for that reason, as well as its frequent violence committed against Israeli civilians. Claiming Jews are the cabal behind anti-Semitic violence and hate groups is an obvious act of hatred…
But of course, the Grammy organizers did not see any of Dua Lipa’s acts as hate speech. Otherwise, why would they allow Dua Lipa to sing at the Grammys and honor her with one of their prestigious awards? Would she not be canceled if she directed such hatred toward any other marginalized group?
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