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" Israel is a piece of real estate that neither Jew or Arab will let go of; neither will leave these shores. And so they will have to learn to live together. "

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" Open rehearsals reach people who might not otherwise hear the Philharmonic - people on fixed incomes, people who can't move easily at night, students. "

" I'm hopeful that Israelis can go to Ramallah whenever they want and see how the people are living. "

" I love India. "

" You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere! "

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" I feel growing up in Mumbai is an advantage, as we grow up speaking so many languages that when we go abroad, it becomes easier to learn new languages. "

" Most Arab Israelis speak Hebrew, but not the other way around. It's about time that changed. "

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" There was an opinion expressed in the newspapers that, after 20 years, maybe the Israel Philharmonic should consider asking me to leave. I thought they might have a point, so I asked my orchestra. They told me overwhelmingly that they wanted me to stay. "

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