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"Our message is one of humanity - but it's also political - we make protest music."

These are the words of Tamer Nafer, lead rapper of the first Palestinian hip-hop group, DAM.

Rap music has always been unafraid to speak about conflict and social problems so it is no surprise that its uncompromising style has spread from the deprived ghettos of 1980s New York to Israel.

In fact, Nafer, an Israeli Arab, believes that the struggle of African-Americans against discrimination is mirrored by that his of own community.

"Black people in America were oppressed for hundreds of years - that's why we feel connected to this music."