Singer and actor Benjamin Haim-Isaac, who describes himself as a “very active” member of the Jewish community, says it has been “really horrific” to see someone offered such a large platform after saying “something so awful”.
“It really makes you question whether the people who are organising this festival actually support the Jewish community”, the 24-year-old, from London, tells BBC Newsbeat.
Haim-Isaac, who says he used to love some of Ye’s hit songs like American Boy, says he struggles with the rapper’s public apology as he has gone back on his word in the past.
While he says he does not support “cancel culture”, he is troubled by how recently Ye said “such horrific things”.
“And it wasn’t just every now and again, a few antisemitic tropes. This man was a raging, raging antisemite,” he says.
“I think it’s really worrying when someone with that big of a platform says things like that.”
A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism told Newsbeat Ye’s past antisemitic comments have had a “huge impact” and it was “disappointing” to see venues invite him back so quickly following his most recent apology.
“If he remains on the right path and makes more effort to make amends, that is well and good, but if he returns to his old ways these venues will have much to answer for,” they added.
The Community Security Trust, a charity which provides protection for Jewish communities in the UK, said booking Ye as a headliner was “completely unacceptable”.
“There is little confidence that he will not repeat his appalling views in future,” a spokesperson said.
“Antisemitism causes real harm to Jewish communities and decisions like this risk signalling that anti-Jewish racism is welcome in the music industry.”