Re: Israeli Music Today

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"At press time, the cause of Ariel's death had not been determined.  On Monday 
afternoon, Ichilov Hospital convened an internal committee of specialists to
investigate. Its findings will be announced on Wednesday, a hospital 
spokeswoman said."

FORWARD -- July 23.



Joel Epstein wrote:

> Meir Ariel died of a severe infection caused by handling a dog tick, which he 
> failed to treat in time.  There is no investigation regarding the cause of 
> his death.
>
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> To:     World music from a Jewish slant
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> (Quoted and paraphrased from the Forward -- July 23.)
>
> Meir Ariel, called "the Bob Dylan  of Israel" died July 18 in Tel Aviv at 57
> years of age.  The cause of death is under investigation.
>
> Ariel first received wide popular  attention  for his song "Jerusalem of Iron"
> in 1967 and was criticized for its dovish bent. He had served as an Israeli
> soldier.
>
> His Hebrew was said to border on poetry and he was credited with developing a
> distinct style that valued brute and simple lyrical power over orchestral
> pyrotechnics.
>
> He influenced the careers of popular Israeli singers David Broza, Hanan Yovel
> and Gidi Gav.
>
> The left-wing tenor of his words helped to establish popular music in Israel 
> as
> a political force.
>
> He was an outspoken proponent of soft drug use and was arrested several times
> for possession of hashish.
>
> His latest album, "Self Operating Doors" (1998) was his first (of seven) to go
> platinum.
>
> <Borukh dayan emet>
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> Wolf  Krakowski
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