Gig raises funds for Palestine

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BRISBANE — "You know that we are rising, our day is surely coming”, were the words of a new song featured in Lebanese-Australian activist and musician Phil Monsour's benefit concert for Palestine on May 29.

Monsour, who recently returned from a trip to Palestine and Lebanon, recounted his experiences with songs and video images taken during his participation in the Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA Middle East study tour in March.

The concert launched Monsour's new DVD, and featured music from the Phil Monsour Band. All proceeds went to APHEDA's relief efforts in the West Bank, Lebanon and the besieged Gaza Strip.

Monsour said he and two other Arab-Australians were denied entry to Gaza, unlike the other members of the study tour.

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