SIR ELTON JOHN: A KNIGHT DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER KNIGHTS IN ISRAEL
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British singer and songwriter Sir Elton John, right, and guitar player Bob Birch perform in a concert at the Ramat Gan stadium near Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, June 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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British singer and songwriter Sir Elton John performs during his concert at the Ramat Gan stadium near Ramat Gan, Israel, Thursday, June 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Israelis gather to watch British singer and songwriter Sir Elton John’s concert at the Ramat Gan stadium near Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, June 17, 2010. Various artists have recently come under heavy pressure from activists to boycott Israel because of its treatment of the Palestinians. Elvis Costello recently canceled a planned concert to protest Israeli policies. Others, such as Elton John and Rod Stewart, are still planning to play Israel this summer. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
http://www.haaretz.com/culture/elton-john-no-one-could-have-stopped-me-from-coming-1.296877
Elton John: No one could have stopped me from coming
Refusing to bow to the pressure of anti-Israel activists, Sir Elton John arrived in Israel on Thursday and performed in front of tens of thousands of Israelis at the Ramat Gan stadium.
John’s arrival followed weeks of speculation due to several recent cancellations of concerts in Israel by other musical acts including Elvis Costello, the Pixies and Devendra Banhart for politically-related reasons.
The British music star, who last performed in Israel in 1993, greeted the enthusiastic crowd by saying “Shalom” in Hebrew.
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