Hi there, I looked at this before, but was unable to find all the
information you need. Since no one else has come up with anything,
I'm posting the one piece of information I did find as a comment:
“Yaffa Yarkoni, 76, was at one time a national monument - Israel's
equivalent
of Maurice Chevalier or Edith Piaf. Nicknamed "the singer of wars",
she
boosted morale during the wars of 1956, 1967 and 1973. Countless
archive
photographs show Yarkoni, a tall and beautiful woman with a dazzling
smile,
standing next to Israel's most celebrated generals, from Moshe Dayan
to Ariel
Sharon. During her 50-year career she has recorded 1,000 songs, many
of which
are taught in schools, and was a recipient of the Israel Prize, the
country's
highest distinction. But since April 14 Yarkoni has become a "traitor"
who is
boycotted on the radio and castigated in the press. Speaking on the
army's
radio station that day she justified "those who now refuse to serve in
the
Palestinian territories". "I would give back all the territories," she
continued.”
http://www.user.dccnet.com/welcomewoods/sunshinecoastpeacegroup/Yarkoni.html
Article from The Guardian Weekly 23-5-2002, |
