But whether discussing the structure of a Mozart finale or the problem of performing Wagner to a Jewish audience, Mr Barenboim proves a wonderfully compelling maestro.

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Their resistance to the establishment of a Jewish state was, for the early Israeli leadership, a political problem.

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Ms. BUTTU: The problem is that there's never really been a definition of a Jewish state other than to say a Jewish majority.

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