I wish she would understand that we are one, but she doesn't.

Mira Awad, a Christian Arab, was selected this week as part of a duet with Achinoam Nini, a Jewish Israeli known as Noa, in what was supposed to bring a message of peace at this year's contest.

However, more than a dozen well-known Israeli and Palestinian intellectuals have today sent Awad a letter calling for her withdrawal, claiming her participation in the May 16 competition would convey a false impression of national coexistence used to cover up the deaths of Palestinian civilians.

"The Israeli government is sending the two of you to Moscow as part of its propaganda machine that is trying to create the appearance of Jewish-Arab 'coexistence' under which it carries out the daily massacre of Palestinian civilians. Israel would not be able to proceed with its war crimes without the support of the international community and the United States and European Union in particular,” read the letter.

Neither of the singers was available for comment, but their manager, Ofer Pesenzon, said that the pair were committed to “working towards dialogue between the two peoples in the hopes that it will one day lead to peace".

He added: "This cycle of hate certainly won't lead us to any positive achievements. We will keep focusing on work and on writing the songs, because we don’t have much time to waste.”

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you are right as rain Oskar!!

(will that Israeli Peace board ban me too, for being so critical of hypocrites???)

I wish to add, to anyone unfamiliar with Juliano Mer Khamis, that he is not some "fanatic" (in words perhaps Noa would use), but an exceptional artist and human being. http://www.thefreedomtheatre.org/
His film "Arna's Children" is a must see, and his tireless work to give a future, peace of mind and love to thousands of Children and young people in Jenin is a testament to where his heart stands, and it stands with LIFE. Yes, that LIFE you claimed was so important while at the same time justifying the war against Gazans!!!

Noa, you are an incredible propaganda machine for Zionism and Israel, and now, going into the Eurovision Song Contest (I am European and didn't know Israel was part of my continent or my geopolitical area… I learn something each day) to sing a song (with an Arab Israeli) about "peace"!!! This is the most amazing propaganda yet for Israel and its belief it is in the right, no matter what it does, just convince everyone it wants peace and believes in love.

It is sickening, to be honest, because people WILL fall for it.

You are famous in Italy, where even I have gone to see you sing (Piazza del Popolo in AP). I have many of your discs. I even for a time was a big fan. Then, I saw you on the "Kore" special in 2006, in the height of the war of destruction against Lebanon, and you sang "Shalom".. the images behind you were of Settlers crying to be leaving Gaza. These are the "poor souls who need peace?". I am sure you remember the images you had play. I saw you and Gil Dor on TG 2, doing your nice singing…. and I thought, if only she were not doing this to clean up the Israeli image, because she is the cultural ambassador of whatever Israel wants. The fig leaf. She is talented, and she allows herself to be used, or… she is using… at any rate, Juliano and many others who have a track record of peace that would put anyone to shame, do not approve of your hypocritical move.

Stan Squires

Yuck

Kudos to Juliano for boycotting the charade.

Jewish, Arab artists to hold fundraiser concert for victims of Operation Cast Lead. Proceeds to go to buying medical equipment for Gaza hospitals. 'It's our duty as human beings,' says singer Noa Golandski

Or Barnea Published: 01.20.09, 15:06 / Israel Culture

Many Israeli artists will join together this Friday at the Levontine 7 club in Tel Aviv to take part in a fundraiser concert for the Gazan victims of Operation Cast Lead.

All proceeds of the event, titled "Muses won't remain silent", will go towards those wounded in Gaza in the three-week-long conflict with Israel.

*********and I add (mary) that the Muse didn't remain silent, they encouraged the slaughter, Noa and Yehoshua and others were doing their propaganda war for the Israeli war machine. Now on Ipeace, Noa has a blog post where everyone is saying how brave she is… She actually put up a video not about what ISRAEL was doing, but about how bad Hamas is.. this is pure propaganda.

The show's organizers said, "21 days of bombings have taken many victims and left over 5,000 people injured. Many of them will need ongoing and costly care in the coming years, care that the shaky healthcare system in Gaza cannot provide.

"In order to fulfill the immediate needs of the hospitals, we have decided to collect money to purchase medical equipment and medicine to be transferred to the Strip."

The price of a ticket to the concert costs between NIS 40 ($10) and NIS 60 ($15.5), and all proceeds will go to the above purpose.

Jewish and Arab artists taking part in the event include Israel's 2009 Eurovision representatives, Noa and Mira Awad, who will perform with singers Gil Dor, Rona Keinan, Shlomi Shaban, Eran Zur, Rafi Perski, Khalas' Bassam Beromi, bassist Yehu Yaron, singer Noa Golandski, Jaffa hip-hop group System Ali and more.

"This is our chance to sing and play some songs and somehow help people," said singer Noa Golandski. "It’s a humanitarian gesture of people for people, without any connection to politics.

"The least artists can do is help rebuild the healthcare system there and just help people live and get on with their lives. The depth of the destruction that is going on over there is not something that we, in Tel Aviv, can imagine.

"This is not an act that supports Hamas, heaven forbid. This is not a statement against the government's policies or the military strategy. But simply, if we can collect money to help people live their lives, this is our duty as human beings, not as Israelis."

*************that last bit is intolerable! NOT EVEN A STATEMENT AGAINST THEIR GOVT'S POLICIES OR MILITARY STRATEGY?? so they can have their cake and eat it too? Donate the money yourselves without the publicity crap!

actually you know the the answer

"We " you say, "live to never forget or forgive."

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sick.