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Naomi Shemer Had No Reason to Feel Bad, Says Basque Singer

Paco Ibanez sang the Basque melody on which 'Jerusalem of Gold' is based, at a performance in Israel in 1962.

Idit Avrahami, Nurit Wurgaft, Haaretz Correspondents
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A famous Basque singer, Paco Ibanez, sang the Basque melody on which "Jerusalem of Gold" is based, at a performance in Israel in 1962. It is possible that Naomi Shemer heard it then.

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