Paul McCartney has placed a call to The White House and spoken with President Barack Obama.
The Beatles’ legend was phoning the President to make him aware of The OneVoice Movement which is first discovered on his trip to Israel and Palestine last year.The OneVoice Movment is working towards a two state solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict.
McCartney wants Obama to recognise the organisation and help them work towards peace in the region.
"This seems to me like a great idea, the symbolism of two people from both sides coming together to spread their message of peace via music is exciting and inspiring for me. I hope President Obama looks into this organisation and feels that OneVoice could be part of a peaceful solution," he said in a statement.
Singers Noa, an Israeli Jew and Mira Awad, an Israeli Arab, voice the sentiment locally. They preformed a song together this weekend on the Eurovision song contest. "Paul is a great source of inspiration for both of us, and we would like thank him from the bottom of our hearts for the amazing gift he has given us with his music and for supporting the great work that everyone at OneVoice is doing. Our first collaboration, 8 years ago, was a cover of Paul's song, "We Can Work It Out". We've performed it all over the world, using the timeless words and music to carry our small torch of hope for a better future," they said.
The OneVoice Movement is an international mainstream grassroots movement with almost 650,000 signatories in roughly equal numbers both in Israel and in Palestine, and over 2,000 highly-trained youth leaders. It aims to amplify the voice of the overwhelming ? but heretofore silent ? majority of moderates who wish for peace and prosperity, empowering them to demand accountability from elected representatives and work toward a two-state solution guaranteeing an end to occupation and violence, and a viable, independent Palestinian state at peace with Israel. OneVoice counts on its Board over 60 foremost dignitaries and business leaders across a wide spectrum of politics and beliefs, joining as OneVoice for conflict resolution.
