Barenboim said Thursday he would not be taking part in festivities later this year marking 60 years since the founding of the state of Israel, which Palestinians mark as the anniversary of what they call al-Naqba, Arabic for ‘the catastrophe.’ ‘‘It is 60 years of Israel’s independence, which also means that it is 60 years of suffering of the people who were here,’’ he said. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3524502,00.html