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To have real knowledge, one must understand the essence of things and not only their manifestations.

— Daniel Barenboim

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I think it’s obvious that Wagner’s anti-Semitic views and writings are monstrous. There is no way around that.

Music has the capacity to create a greater reality.

Israelis must finally understand that their own security is inextricably linked to justice for the Palestinian people, which is so urgently needed. There can only be true and lasting peace if the unjust occupation of the Palestinian territories finally ends.

Music is the art of the imaginary par excellence, an art free of all limits imposed by words, an art that touches the depth of human existence, and art of sounds that crosses all borders.

Israel's lasting future depends on its government's willingness to enter into a genuine peace agreement with the Palestinians.

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