Posted on 12/30/2004 5:48:52 AM PST by bedolido
A Palestinian whose violin performance at a West Bank checkpoint embarrassed the military, angered Palestinians and upset some Israelis said Tuesday that he has found goodwill at an Israeli kibbutz which invited him to take some lessons there.
Wissem Tayem, 29, was speaking in an interview with The Associated Press after spending three days as the guest of Israelis at a music workshop on a kibbutz communal farm in the hills of the Galilee.
"They gave me a wonderful, warm reception," Tayem said of his kibbutz hosts. "Everyone was lovely, in this kibbutz they treat people with respect no matter who they are."
During a three-day visit, he attended violin lessons, had experts repair his fiddle and was invited into the homes of kibbutz families. Tayem, however, said that it didn't take his long weekend at Kibbutz Eilon to show him that not all Israelis are hostile toward Palestinians.
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Music is indeed the universal language.
Bumper sticker - Music is life, the rest is details.
He'd be well-advised to watch his back when he returns to Palestinian areas.
I know that song brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.
This angers Palis, but sending their children out to be suicide bombers doesn't?
And we want to give them a state?
Do you think they are capable?
My dog has more sense.
He was never "forced" by anyone to play anything at all. This whole thing was a stupid misunderstanding fueled by demented self-hating Israeli activists. Without a obeisant, Jew-hating MSM we would never have heard about this non-story.
"They gave me a wonderful, warm reception," Tayem said of his kibbutz hosts. "Everyone was lovely, in this kibbutz they treat people with respect no matter who they are."
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