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09 July 2001

Barenboim plays wagner in Jerusalem
Playing Wagner in Israel has always been considered very controversial.
Conductor Daniel Barenboim got very mixed responses when he played a piece from Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde" as an encore.

"He raped us" says Simon Wiesenthal Centre representative.

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