INSTEAD….. Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim will lead an orchestra of 33 young Israeli and Palestinians in Jerusalem Friday in what he called a concert ”against ignorance and lack of curiosity” on both sides of the conflict.At a news conference Thursday in the concert hall of the YMCA on the Jewish side of the city, Barenboim said Friday’s two performances, entitled ”A concert for two peoples,” will be the first time the young musicians have played together in public.
One man’s protest ….
He said Thursday he would not be taking part in festivities later this year marking 60 years since the founding of the state of Israel, which Palestinians mark as the anniversary of what they call al-Naqba, Arabic for ‘the catastrophe.’
”It is 60 years of Israel’s independence, which also means that it is 60 years of suffering of the people who were here,” he said.
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Truly a man of principles…. the rest of Israel could learn from him.
Storm said,
March 28, 2008 at 9:20 pm
At least one positive initiative, Bravo!
Petr Vojta said,
March 29, 2008 at 9:47 am
Very good It will be 60 years of “al-Nagba” for Palestiniens and I may say that while Zionism is so succesful – for whole humanity its another “al-Nagba”.
What has to happened so people get to understand the difference between TRUTH Judaism and EVIL Zionism……US total colapse?, World War?
Reading back into the history of Zionism, the picture of events to come upon mankind is very “dark”.