A widsespread feeling of unity spread across the troubled Middle East as it was revealed that Bryan Adams has been forced to cancel his 'peace concerts' in Israel and the West Bank.
The official reason is that security fears for the safety of Palestinians meant the gigs had to be called off, though there is a sneaking suspicion in the region that the huge-pored Canadian rocker may have insisted on producing Mel C for that horrible duet, and there are enough shattered windows in the area anyway.
Daniel Lubetzky, who had the cheek to organise the event without involving David Hasselhoff (and when have the walls ever come tumbling down without his involvement) complained...
"Extremist ideologists have threatened our participants in Jericho, and we felt it is our responsibility not to play with their lives."
If it's Bryan, mate, I think it's worth the risk. He continued:
"Our mission is not to entertain. It is to mobilise moderate voices."
A non-entertaining moderate voice? Yep, that's Bryan.