(CNN) Mick Krever - There is "no quarrel" between the Iranian and Israeli people, Iranian-born Rita Jahanforuz, one of Israel's most popular singers, told CNN's Christiane Amanpour last Friday. Known to her fans simply as "Rita," she took many by surprise when last year she released an album of songs in Farsi. It went gold in just three weeks - and in Iran, where Western music is officially banned, Rita's album is reportedly quite popular.
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