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To: rrufff who wrote (6587)	5/9/2004 4:46:35 PM
From: Elmer Flugum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6945

Barenboim Turns Award Ceremony Political 22:35 May 09, '04 / 18 Iyar 5764* (IsraelNN.com) Controversial conductor Daniel Barenboim today received the Wolf Music Prize, opting to turn the award ceremony into a political platform to attack the State. Barenboim in his acceptance speech spoke of the “occupational country”, adding we enjoy freedom “at the expense of depriving another nation of basic rights”. Among the officials present was Education Minister (Likud) Limor Livnat who did not permit the ugly comments to pass. She criticized Barenboim for contaminating the awards ceremony to promote his political agenda, receiving a round of applause when she rejected his decision to utilize the stage to lash out at government policy. * The year is inaccurate. len