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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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