And then you have someone like Nabih Bulos who plays with Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra but originally comes from Amman in Jordan.

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As a permanent member of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, he has spent many hours using music to promote greater understanding between young Arabs and Israelis.

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During our 2011 symposium in Spain, the members of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (the orchestra founded by Said and me in 1999) had animated discussions with academics, publicists and activists from Israel, Lebanon and Egypt.

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