Narod Saroujian, 19, Lebanese of Armenian origin, looks at music notes, in her home at Zalka, east of Beirut, Lebanon July 26, 2019. Picture taken July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Most international musicians would baulk at the notion of a two-day journey to final rehearsals past military checkpoints on alert for weapons smugglers - but for 19-year-old viola player Ibrahim Masri it's an occupational hazard.
He's part of the Palestine Youth Orchestra, which has been touring Europe for three weeks and whose 76 members - crossing borders and religious divides - include Muslims, Druze and Christians.
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