A Tunisian and an Israeli collaborated, the death threats shortly followed

• Date: 29 December 2020
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Published date: 29 December 2020

Since the song, "Peace Between Neighbors," was released on December 10, Chaari has reportedly received death threats on social media and lost his job as a state broadcaster.

Listeners were quick to respond: many called out his move as in opposition to the Palestinian cause and people.

The song has garnered more than 138,000 views. Yehezkel's niche in the music industry is classic Arabic songs.

The song opens with a North African melody, and progresses into each of the singers professing their love for their respective homelands.

Together, they declare, "Our goal is one, to build bridges for peace," for coexistence.

"Do not bring war, together we will wake, together we will blossom," they sing, as montages of various sights in both Israel and Tunisia flash across the screen.

Yehezkel has performed with various Andalusian and Arabic orchestras throughout the country.

The partnership was brought about by the Arab Council for Regional Integration, a "pan-Arab" organization dedicated to promoting peace and dialogue between actors and individuals in the Middle East, North Africa, and Gulf.

"Personally, I don't believe there is such a thing as 'normalization'. Relations between...