GAZA CITY, 4 May. (Reuters) - Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-Israeli defender of Palestinian rights, gave a concert Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, a territory under a blockade by Israel since 2007. The musicians of some of the major orchestras of Europe entered the coastal enclave from Egypt through the Rafah crossing to form the 'Orchestra for Gaza' and interpret 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' and 'Symphony No.
40' Mozart . Barenboim's performance and other musicians from the Berlin Staatskapelle, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, the Orchestre de Paris and La Scala in Milan, is historic in Gaza, where the most common is the traditional Arab music . About 700 people attended the concert, which lasted an hour and took place at the Al Madha, next to the beach.
The event was organized by the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Peace Process in the Middle East and the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Before you begin, Barenboim said: "These are people who care about you, why we are here today." The pianist has become a controversial figure in Israel for his strong opposition to the occupation of the West Bank, where he has performed several times.
Since 1999, dedicated to promoting cultural contacts between Arabs and Israelis and runs the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (Eastern Divan Orchestra and the West), consisting of young Israeli and Arab musicians based in Seville. In 2008, Barenboim, born in Argentina 68 years ago, he received Palestinian citizenship.
"As you know, I am Palestinian (...), and not just because it has a Palestinian passport. Also I am an Israeli, so now you see that you can be Israeli and Palestinian, but (...) to have justice and peace, we must do many things, "he said before the concert. "Our conflict is a conflict between two peoples who are convinced they have the right to live in the same small piece of land.
Therefore, our destinies are linked," he said. He stressed that "no nation should live under occupation," after which he received a standing ovation, which was intellectual, foreign guests and students. 
40' Mozart . Barenboim's performance and other musicians from the Berlin Staatskapelle, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, the Orchestre de Paris and La Scala in Milan, is historic in Gaza, where the most common is the traditional Arab music . About 700 people attended the concert, which lasted an hour and took place at the Al Madha, next to the beach.
The event was organized by the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Peace Process in the Middle East and the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Before you begin, Barenboim said: "These are people who care about you, why we are here today." The pianist has become a controversial figure in Israel for his strong opposition to the occupation of the West Bank, where he has performed several times.
Since 1999, dedicated to promoting cultural contacts between Arabs and Israelis and runs the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (Eastern Divan Orchestra and the West), consisting of young Israeli and Arab musicians based in Seville. In 2008, Barenboim, born in Argentina 68 years ago, he received Palestinian citizenship.
"As you know, I am Palestinian (...), and not just because it has a Palestinian passport. Also I am an Israeli, so now you see that you can be Israeli and Palestinian, but (...) to have justice and peace, we must do many things, "he said before the concert. "Our conflict is a conflict between two peoples who are convinced they have the right to live in the same small piece of land.
Therefore, our destinies are linked," he said. He stressed that "no nation should live under occupation," after which he received a standing ovation, which was intellectual, foreign guests and students.
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