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Stevie Wonder cancels concert for Israeli group

The singer was scheduled to perform for a group which raises money for Israeli soldiers

  • AP
  • Published: 10:34 December 1, 2012
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  • FILE - In this May 9, 2012 file photo, Stevie Wonder performs during the "In Performance at the White House" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, honoring songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Wonder is calling off a concert for a group that raises money for the Israeli military. Wonder had been scheduled to perform on Dec. 6, 2012 for Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, which raises money for Israeli soldiers and their families. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Stevie Wonder is calling off a concert for a group that raises money for the Israeli military.

Wonder had been scheduled to perform on December 6 for Friends of the Israel Defence Forces, which raises money for Israeli soldiers and their families.

Wonder said the United Nations recommended cancelling his performance because he is an official ‘Messenger of Peace’ for the organisation. The United Nations overwhelmingly voted to recognise a Palestinian state on Thursday over vehement US and Israeli objections as hopes for Mideast peace talks stalled.

Wonder said in a statement he was cancelling with a heavy heart but that “I am and have always been against war, any war, anywhere.”

Several petitions had called on Wonder to cancel the performance.

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