+        Cairokee ft Aida El Ayouby Ya El Medan كايروكي و عايده الايوبي

Bastelt der Iran heimlich an der Atombombe? Diese Frage nimmt an Brisanz zu. Zwar gibt der Iran an, lediglich ein ziviles Atomforschungsprogramm zu betreiben. Unterdessen wird es eng für den Iran: Denn die wirtschaftlichen Sanktionen des Westens sind dort immer mehr zu spüren.

Iran und die Sanktionen des Westens | Hr-info weltweit 09.02.2013

"Corelli" wird nun doch ein Fall für den NSU-Ausschuss
Der Streit zwischen dem NSU-Untersuchungsausschuss des Bundestags und dem Innenministerium über einen V-Mann aus dem Umfeld der Terrorzelle Nationalsozialistischer Untergrund ist beigelegt. Der NSU-Ausschuss setzte sich durch.

  
"Wir haben uns voll durchgesetzt": Sebastian Edathy
Das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz wird dem NSU-Untersuchungsausschuss des Bundstags jetzt doch die Akten zum mutmaßlichen V-Mann Thomas R. (Deckname "Corelli") zur Verfügung stellen. Wie der Ausschussvorsitzende Sebastian Edathy dem ARD-Hauptstadtstudio sagte, können die Abgeordneten auch die früheren V-Mann-Führer von "Corelli" vernehmen, allerdings nur in nicht-öffentlicher Sitzung.

Diese Übereinkunft trafen die Obleute des Ausschusses mit dem Chef des Bundesverfassungsschutzes, Hans-Georg Maassen, und dem Staatssekretär im Bundesinnenministerium, Klaus-Dieter Fritsche. "Wir haben uns voll durchgesetzt", sagte Edathy.

NSU-Ausschuss bespricht Ermittlungsfehler in Thüringen

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Israeli singer Rita's special surrealistic concert at the UN General Assembly, 5 March 2013, in the United Nations General Assembly Hall.

UN Ambassador Prosor has pulled off one of the most unusual diplomatic achievements ever: a full-fledged UN-sponsored Farsi-Hebrew musical event full of goodwill and sympathy 

HAARETZ
By Chemi Shalev | March 6, 2013 | 9:50 AM

Inside the hall of the General Assembly at the United Nations building in New York, it seemed at times that either the messiah had arrived or the world had turned inside-out Bizarro, like in the Superman comics: Rita, one of Israel's most popular performers, was singing in Farsi and Hebrew; Israelis were dancing in the aisles: diplomats from around the world were clapping and begging for more; Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor was the hero of the day; Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said "shalom" and General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic, it turned out, hails from a family of Righteous Gentiles.

It was, without a doubt, a night to remember, a memory to cherish, an Israeli-made spectacle the likes of which hadn't been seen in the General Assembly since Ambassador Herzog tore apart that Zionism is Racism resolution in 1975. Only this time, it was the other way around: "Why is this night different than all other nights?" an elated and season conscious Prosor asked me, "Because on this night, contrary to all previous nights, the United Nations is united behind Israel and resides under the wings of Rita."

The wings that Prosor was referring to come from Haim Bialik's song "Hachnisini Tahat Knafech" -- "Under Your Wing" -- a popular Israeli song which was featured in Rita's "Tunes for Peace" concert performed at UN headquarters Tuesday night. The famous platform underneath the giant olive-colored UN symbol was turned into a rock concert stage, including a smoke machine, strobe lights, and a rocking and raucous 9-piece ensemble that played Persian-Israeli music with light touches of Klezmer to boot.

The auditorium, which for most Israelis and Diaspora Jews has come to be associated with harsh anti-Israeli rhetoric, cold diplomatic isolation, and humiliating political defeats at the hands of the "automatic majority," suddenly had a warm ambiance and an admiring audience comprised of Iranian expatriates, Israeli diplomats, UN employees, and representatives of 140 UN delegations who begged their Israeli colleagues for invitations to the show and to the experience.

Ban Ki Moon opened the evening with the word "shalom" and described Rita as "a cultural ambassador". Then came Jeremic, who announced that he would soon be the first sitting President of the General Assembly to visit Israel, during which he will participate in a Yad Vashem ceremony in which members of his grandmother's family in Belgrade would be recognized as "Righteous Among the Gentiles" for saving Jews during the Holocaust.

Then, Introducing Rita, Prosor said "I always hoped that I would one day be the opening act for Rita at a major venue in New York City. Although, I'll admit, I never expected that it would be in the form of the Three Tenors: "Ban, Prosor, and Jeremic."

"It is our sincere hope that this musical evening will echo from New York to the hearts and minds of people throughout Israel and Iran," Prosor added, and then asked Rita to "rock the house", which she did.

The popular Israeli singer gave a ten song rendition that included five songs in Farsi, four in Hebrew and one -- "Time for Peace" -- in English. She delighted the audience with stories of her childhood in Tehran, about her mother's love for music, and about her own wish to spread the love far and wide between her birthplace and her homeland. Her strong voice reverberated in the hall which had never seen such a joyous bunch of Israelis, including enthusiastic Rita fans who tried to get the UN diplomats to dance with them near the stage and down the aisles, though that proved a bridge too long for the usually stiff and formal envoys.

Lutz Bucklitsch