Sharm el-Shiekh is an Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i song that commemorates the capture of Sharm el-Sheikh

Sharm el-Sheikh

Sharm el-Sheikh is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 35,000...

 during the Six-Day War

Six-Day War

The Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...

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Beginning the story

The song was sung and written by Ron Eliran, music and English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 words, with Amos Ettinger contributing the Hebrew

Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...

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Start of a hit

It was the 6-day war of the Arabs against the Israelis in June 1967. The Israeli public feared a dramatic defeat, though Israeli and U.S. policymakers expected Israel would win a war quickly. Ron Eliran volunteered at the start of the war to entertain the troops. On the road between one military to another in the Sinai Desert

Sinai Peninsula

The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai is a triangular peninsula in Egypt about in area. It is situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north, and the Red Sea to the south, and is the only part of Egyptian territory located in Asia as opposed to Africa, effectively serving as a land bridge between two...

, the song Sharm el-Sheikh was born.

The hit strikes

Eliran earned a Gold Record

Music recording sales certification

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. It was not only heard and enjoyed in Israel, but in the United States

United States

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. It is a commonly used melody for the hymn "Adon Olam

Adon Olam

Adon Olam is a strictly metrical hymn in the Jewish liturgy. It has been a regular part of the daily and Sabbath liturgy since the 15th century...

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• lyrics http://www.hebrewsongs.com/?song=sharmelsheikh
• youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkXT5x5oti0