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Jun 8, 2008
"We are blessed -- or cursed -- to live with each other. And I prefer the first." --Daniel Barenboim
Israeli Takes Palestinian Citizenship
World reknowned Israeli pianist, Daniel Barenboim, recently became the first person known to hold both Palestinian and Israeli passports. "It is a great honor to be offered a passport," he said after a Beethoven piano recital in Ramallah, the West Bank city where he has been active for some years in promoting contact between young Arab and Israeli musicians. "I have also accepted it because I believe that the destinies of the Israeli people and the Palestinian people are inextricably linked," Barenboim said.
BE THE CHANGE
Sulha is a renconciliation effort that simply brings together diverse populations in a community celebration. Learn more about the Sulha project in the Middle East. More ...
