Music student is slain in Palestinian attack

Music student is slain in Palestinian attack

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norman lebrecht

March 18, 2019

Gad Keidan, 19, a student at the Beersheba music conservatory, has been named as a victim of  a Palestinian attack at the Ariel junction in the West Bank on Sunday.

He played the mandolin, rest his soul.

There is often a surge in attacks ahead of an Israeli election.

 

Comments

  • Luigi Nonono says:

    I don’t think the Orthodox should be spared military service, but certainly musicians and dancers should.

    • And what of Orthodox musicians and dancers, depending of course on your definition of Orthodox

    • Yev says:

      Palestinian terrorists are just as happy to kill civilians.

    • James says:

      I’m not quite sure how this is relevant; but actually talented artists (of many disciplines) in Israel are usually drafted to the entertainment corps – they spend their service giving concerts etc and are enabled to continue their artistic development.

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