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Barenboim conducts his "Orchestra for Gaza" , May 6, 2011
For the last 12 years Daniel Barenboim has used his musical reputation to push for peace between Isarel and its neighbours. This 68 year-old Argentine-born Jew, yet holder of a Palestinian passport had previously taken his music to the West Bank, but now he has broken fresh ground, crossing from Egypt into Gaza to play with his 'Orchestra for Gaza', 25 handpicked musicians from the top ensembles in Europe.
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