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(NewsNation<\/a>) \u2014 Artist and actor James Maslow says he hopes his new song will showcase the beautiful sides of Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n Maslow, famously known for his role in the television show and band \u201cBig Time Rush,\u201d announced last week he was releasing a song<\/a>, \u201cOn My Mind,\u201d as part of a collaboration with two Israeli singers, Shahar Saul and Maya Dadon.<\/p>\n The song celebrates Israel\u2019s \u201cdiversity, the acceptance, and all the things that I know to be true about it,\u201d Maslow said Monday on \u201cCUOMO.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Diddy\u2019s legal team requests he serve prison sentence at Fort Dix <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI have been over there shooting the video to utilize this as hopefully a bridge\u00a0to bring a bit of a better light to Israel, to Judaism, and hopefully start a conversation\u00a0where people may realize, \u2018Oh, wait a second, I may not have all the facts or I might be\u00a0being misled right now,’\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Tuesday marks the second anniversary of the terror attacks by Hamas on Israel that shocked the country and the world.<\/p>\n Officials from Israel, Hamas and the U.S. are\u00a0meeting in Egypt<\/a>\u00a0on Monday for indirect negotiations on a\u00a0peace plan for Gaza<\/a>.\u00a0President Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0has urged both sides to reach an agreement and quickly bring an end to the conflict.<\/p>\n As the war continues, Maslow acknowledged he chose Oct. 7 because of how it became a turning point for how the \u201ccountry and this world have normalized a hate towards\u00a0each other.\u201d<\/p>\n Prince Harry had two near run-ins with stalker during UK trip <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe have normalized antisemitism to the likes of which I never thought that I would see\u00a0in my life,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cAnd that\u2019s not OK. And that\u2019s why I created this song, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m here today, and why I\u2019m standing\u00a0up.\u201d<\/p>\n Maslow is set to travel to Washington, D.C., to join commemorations for the second anniversary of the attacks.<\/p>\n When writing the song, Maslow stated he got advice from his team on how his lyrics could resonate with the entire Middle East.<\/p>\n \u201cI wrote the hook to be a little bit different, and then I actually collaborated with an amazing\u00a0Israeli producer named Itai Shimoni,\u201d Maslow said. \u201cAnd that was one of his first contributions.\u201d<\/p>\nMaslow chose Oct. 7 as release date for specific reason<\/h2>\n
Maslow received recommendations for how song can resonate in Middle East<\/h2>\n