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Israeli singer opens Madison Square Garden show with patriotic video

The sold out venue burst into loud cheers when seeing Israeli troops in Gaza and the hostages returning from Hamas’s captivity.

Israeli singer Omer Adam perform at Hostage square in Tel Aviv, on the day of the release of the bodies of four Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity, Feb. 20, 2025. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Israeli singer Omer Adam perform at Hostage square in Tel Aviv, on the day of the release of the bodies of four Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity, Feb. 20, 2025. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Israeli-American singer Omer Adam opened his sold-out concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday night with a special tribute video to the Israel Defense Forces, the hostages returning from Gaza and U.S. President Donald Trump.

The footage began with documented scenes from the Hamas-led attacks on Israel’s south on Oct. 7, 2023, followed by Israeli troops entering the Gaza Strip and raising the Israeli flag within the ruins of the Palestinian territory.

The video included the emotional returns of the abductees, as they were embraced by their families in Israel.

It ended with excerpts from Trump’s historic address to the Knesset last week, in which he said that “the State of Israel is stronger and will live and thrive forever.”

Adam celebrated his 32nd birthday at the prestigious venue, according to Israel’s broadcaster Channel 12 News.

“This one’s for all of us. Thank you for the love, always. See you at the Garden! God-willingly. Am Yisrael Chai,” Adam wrote on his Instagram ahead of the show.

Adam’s music fuses elements of Mizrahi music (Mideast and North African music) with Western pop and has been one of Israel’s most famous and successful singers in recent years.

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