Armed with a bow and strings, Peabody student Netanel Draiblate combats wars to foster world peace.

For the past six years, he has played violin for the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a collection of musicians between the ages of 14 and 25 from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia and Israel who rise above centuries of Israeli-Arab conflicts to create music together.

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