UPDATE: Stevie Wonder to Cancel Performance for Israeli Army

Teresa Neumann : Dec 3, 2012
Yedioth Ahronoth – Ynet News

Unfortunately, Stevie Wonder has apparently decided to pull out and NOT to perform at a fundraiser for the Israel Defense Forces, BCN has learned.

Below is a quote from the JewishPress.com:
"Wonder had come under intense social media pressure to pull out of the event. An online petition calling on him to cancel his performance had garnered more than 3,600 signatures."

Music legend Stevie Wonder was scheduled to perform for the annual Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) gala on December 6 in Los Angeles.

(Los Angeles, CA)?Other musicians who have performed at past events include Andrea Bocelli and Barbara Streisand. (Photo: Reuters)

Gala host Haim Saban said, "The annual FIDF Western Region Gala has become a tradition and a must-attend event for the Los Angeles Jewish community . . . this is our opportunity to thank the soldiers who defend the State."

As reported in Ynet News, FIDF was founded by a group of Holocaust survivors who immigrated to the U.S. to provide for the wellbeing of the men and women who serve in the IDF as well as the families of fallen soldiers.