Yes, this really happened. In 1973, Ray Charles traveled to Kibbutz Sde Boker in the heart of the Negev and sat down at the piano for Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, right in the kibbutz dining hall.
From the sea to every lane,
Israel will endure, Israel will remain.
Through every storm, through every flame,
its spirit will rise and bear its name. 🇮🇱