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AMSTERDAM \u2013 A judge in Amsterdam on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a Jewish organization to block two performances by the rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West<\/a>, ruling that the concerts are not a threat to public order.<\/p>\n

Ye has drawn widespread controversy in recent years for a series of antisemitic remarks<\/a>, leaving Dutch authorities under mounting pressure to cancel the gigs on June 6 and 8.<\/p>\n

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