Dutch judge rejects Jewish group’s bid to block Kanye West concerts

Kanye West is to perform in the Netherlands (Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

A judge in Amsterdam has rejected an appeal by a Jewish organisation to block two performances by the rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, ruling that the concerts are not a threat to public order.

Ye has drawn widespread controversy in recent years for a series of antisemitic remarks, leaving Dutch authorities under mounting pressure to cancel the events on June 6 and 8.