Overview

• The rapper told Der Spiegel the show is "completely off the table" and that he "can't do it."
• The Oct. 7 performance at the federal venue Haus der Kulturen der Welt had been canceled after criticism of his planned appearance.
• The federal government has described the shirt motif—showing a Palestine map without Israel—as antisemitic.
• Chefket rejects that characterization, saying he intended to express solidarity with Palestinians and sees no antisemitism in his stance.
• Jan Böhmermann has conceded the booking may have been unthoughtful, and his exhibition continues through Oct. 19 with other events.