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JERUSALEM — There’s a new songwriter in cyberspace: Israeli President Shimon Peres. And composers from countries including Israel’s enemy Iran are writing music for the lyrics to his song, “Ray of Hope.”
Aide Yoram Dori said Wednesday that Peres, 84, wrote the song a year ago. It’s about his favorite theme, peace. Peres won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994. He became president, a largely ceremonial post, last year. Peres posted his lyrics on , a site that connects lyricists, composers and musicians. Composers put the poem to music in many different styles. The Associated Press
