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Members of the Palestinian youth orchestra
Wafa Younis, an Arab women living in the disputed territories on the West Bank, thought it would be a nice gesture for the youth orchestra she conducted to play a concert for a group of group of Holocaust survivors in Israel. Haaretz covered the story last week:
The choir burst into songs for peace, bringing surprised smiles from the audience…
The 13 musicians, aged 11 to 18, belong to Strings of Freedom, a modest orchestra from the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank…
[Younis] said the main mission of the orchestra, formed seven years ago to help Palestinian children overcome war trauma, was to bring people together. “I’m here to raise spirits,” Younis said. “These are poor, old people.”
Whatever you think of politics, certainly everyone can agree this is commendable, right? Well, not everyone. The political leaders in Jenin responded by disbanding the orchestra and boarding up the apartment where they rehearsed!
In a follow-up story, Haaretz quotes Adnan Hindi, a politico from the refugee camp where Younis lives:
“She exploited the children,” said Hindi, the head of the camp’s popular committee, which takes on municipal duties. “She will be forbidden from doing any activities…. We have to protect our children and our community.”
Jewy knews wonder, who will protect their children from the likes of Adnan Hindi?