Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Singing for peace

Pop star Aviv Geffen is a force for peace in Israel

Aviv Geffen, an Israeli pop artist, has been advocating peace through his music for fifteen years. He has received death threats for his open criticism of government policy. "Cry for You," originally written for a friend killed in a car crash, was sung by Geffen in honor of the assassinated minister Yitzhak Rabin. It became the anthem of the Israeli anti-war movement. Today, he’s still speaking up for peace.

Watch the video HERE!