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Netherlands not planning to bar Kanye West over antisemitic outbursts

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08.04.2026

There are no plans as yet to bar the rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, from the Netherlands, a minister said Wednesday after Britain banned him over past antisemitic outbursts.

Dutch Asylum and Migration Minister Bart van den Brink said there needed to be a possible danger to public order or risk to national security to bar someone from entering the country.

“Once I have such information, I will proceed accordingly. Based on what is currently known to me, I have no indication that an entry ban can be applied in this case,” said the minister in a statement sent to AFP.

Ye is due to perform shows in the Netherlands on June 6 and 8.

On Wednesday, the UK government said it would not allow him into the country, prompting organizers of a festival he was to headline to cancel the July event.

The disgraced rapper had submitted an application to travel to Britain, but it was refused on the grounds his presence would not be conducive to the........

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