sold T-shirts<\/a> bearing it.\u201d\n <\/p>\n\n However, the charity Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) questioned whether West\u2019s remorse was genuine, saying that the rapper and festival organizers would have to choose between \u201cprofit or principle.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cIf Mr West cancels his appearances at Wireless, it will be a sign that he may be genuine in his remorse. If he does not, then a meeting with Jewish groups can serve no purpose other than to kosher his invitation to the Festival \u2013 which we will play no part in,\u201d said a spokesperson for the group in a statement Tuesday.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cKanye West still has tracks on sale with titles such as \u2018Heil Hitler\u2019 and \u2018Gas chamber\u2019. We want to see genuine signs of remorse from the man who last year said he made $40 million by selling swastika t-shirts via an ad he ran during the Super Bowl.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n CAA added: \u201cCancelling this premature gig would be a start, since Mr West has previously made apologies right before album releases and concert tours and then retracted the apology and reverted to type.\u201d CAA said they needed to be persuaded that this time \u201cwill be different.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n Melvin Benn, managing director at Festival Republic, issued a statement Monday defending the decision to book West.\n <\/p>\n
\n Benn said that previous comments made by West about Jews were \u201cabhorrent,\u201d but added that the rapper deserves forgiveness.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cForgiveness and giving people a second chance are becoming a lost virtue in this ever-increasing divisive world,\u201d Benn said.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe are not giving him a platform to extol opinion of whatever nature, only to perform the songs that are currently played on the radio stations in our country and the streaming platforms in our country and listened to and enjoyed by millions,\u201d added Benn.\n <\/p>\n
\n Wireless is one of the UK\u2019s biggest music festivals, attracting up to 150,000 attendees each year.\n <\/p>\n
\n West has not performed in the UK since headlining Glastonbury in 2015.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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