Michael Jackson: On the Record

This page records specific public conduct. It does not claim knowledge of private beliefs or motives.

Documented record

• February 6, 1996: After publicly apologizing in June 1995 and promising to remove the lyrics "Jew me, sue me... kick me, kike me" from "They Don't Care About Us" (HIStory, 1995), Michael Jackson released the official music video with the slurs reinstated, prompting ADL National Director Abraham Foxman to write to him on February 6, 1996 that the release "reinforces intolerance." Jew me, sue me... kick me, kike me Source 1 Source 2

Where Galil stands

Our opinion: We don't stand with an artist who reinstates antisemitic slurs into his own work months after promising Jewish groups he'd take them out.

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Sources manually reviewed 2026-07-27. Corrections and later context will be appended to this page.