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Source: http://www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Music/Article.aspx?id=305471
Hosting Rita at UN, Israel Sends Message to Iran
(Jerusalem Post) Michael Wilner - Israeli-Iranian singer Rita Yahan-Farouz performed in the UN General Assembly Hall on Tuesday night, joining Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in their calls for closer cultural ties between the Jewish state and the Islamic Republic. Rita sang in Persian, Hebrew and English to the packed hall during an event that sent a very intentional message from Israel to Iran that it's strategic enemy is a nation rich in culture and in search of peace, Prosor said. "It's saying, through music, that we have nothing against your people," Prosor said. "And while you play the drums of war, we're playing songs of love and peace."