Wiley anti-Semitic tweets: Emma Barnett and callers react
5 Live鈥檚 Emma Barnett, whose grandmother escaped the Nazis from Austria, speaks out about the rapper鈥檚 views, saying his words 鈥渂urn deep鈥. She also hears reaction from callers.
Rapper Wiley鈥檚 Twitter account has been temporarily locked while Instagram said it had deleted some of his content, after a long series of anti-Semitic posts on both platforms on Friday and Sunday.
5 Live鈥檚 Emma Barnett, whose grandmother escaped the Nazis from Austria, spoke out about the rapper鈥檚 views, saying his words 鈥渂urn deep鈥.
She also spoke to Stephen Bush, political editor of the New Statesman and Chair of the board of Deputies of British Jews鈥 report on racial inclusivity and Karen Pollock, Chief Executive of Holocaust Education trust as well as members of the public who contacted 5 Live to have their say on the rapper鈥檚 posts.
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Emma Barnett: Why Wiley's anti-Semitic tweets 'burn deep'
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