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The concert will be staged near Tel Aviv, Israel on September 24 to an audience of 47,000 fans.
When Cohen originally added Israel to his current world tour, some fans posted a plea on the social networking site Facebook asking him to cancel the date in response to Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip in December and January. However Cohen's management said the singer instead decided to make the concert a fundraiser for Palestinian and Israeli groups working for reconciliation.
Proceeds will be channelled into a special charitable fund in partnership with human rights organization Amnesty International. Initial beneficiaries include a peace group made up of the parents of Israelis and Palestinians killed in the conflict called the Parents Circle-Family Forum.
Cohen last performed in Israel in 1975, but is remembered for entertaining Israeli troops during the 1973 war.
Source: Yahoo News 
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Leonard Norman Cohen, CC, GOQ (born 21 September 1934) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships. Cohen has been inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also a Companion of the Order of...
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What a wonderful way for this wonderful poet, songwriter, singer, performer, and Human Being, to celebrate his 75th birthday!
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