The Israeli members of the commission were as follows:

The advanced age of the three initial Israeli members (average age, 85)

Some Israeli members of Parliament saw it that way too, and criticized the government for what they called a surrender.

The opening ceremonies also came under attack from Israeli members of the Peace Now movement, which champions peace with the Arabs.

An Israeli member of Parliament, Dedi Zucker, who was involved in the negotiations, said, "Politics won, and life lost."

"It's inconceivable for an Israeli member of Parliament to identify with the enemies of Israel," he said in a radio interview.

In April 2011, together with Ayelet Shaked, he co-founded My Israel which claims to have 94,000 Israeli members.

Israeli members wanted to pay condolences in Anata, where Mr. Aramin lives with his wife and their five surviving children.

The album's psychedelic tracks are sung in perfect English by the Israeli members of Rockfour.

But a monitoring committee included in the agreement, consisting of American, French, Syrian, Israeli and Lebanese members, has yet to be set up.