Israeli music icon Matti Caspi dies at 76

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : During his military service in the Israel Defense Forces, he performed with the Southern Command Band, an experience that helped launch his professional career.
61% : In addition to his own recordings, Caspi served as a producer and arranger for many of Israel's leading artists, including Yehoram Gaon, Boaz Sharabi, Riki Gal, Shlomo Gronich, Arik Sinai and Gali Atari.
50% : In the 1990s, he spent several years in Canada before returning to Israel.
48% : Matti Caspi, one of Israel's most influential and innovative musicians, died on Sunday at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) following a prolonged battle with cancer.
48% : Although "Ein Li Eretz Acheret" ("I Have No Other Country") was written by Ehud Manor, Caspi composed the haunting melody during a difficult period in Israel in the early 1980s, turning it into an iconic national sentiment that transcended politics and time.

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