Deutsch lernen mit Nachrichten - Das Radio feiert 100. Geburtstag

The UN General Assembly has with a large majority decided on a resolution to the war. It calls for an immediate ceasefire and condemns any violence against the civilian population. Hamas welcomed the resolution. In the eyes of Israel, it is part of the garbage heap of history, because the text does not mention Hamas at all. 120 countries voted in New York for the declaration. 14 were against it, 45 abstained, including Germany. The paper is not binding on a national level. We ask Claudia Bates in Washington. What does the UN vote show? So in the resolution there is quite a lot that everyone can agree on. It strongly relies on the protection of civilians as a whole and on humanitarian aid for the people in Gaza. All acts of violence and unlawful attacks are condemned. And because of this content, there is broad approval. But the resolution does not condemn the atrocities of Hamas and also Israel's right to self-defense. In this respect, the countries that are particularly close to Israel's side voted against it. Like the USA, for example. And here you assume that the closer you are to Israel's side, the stronger is the, if necessary, moderate influence on Israel. Germany, the abstention is unusual for a particularly close partner of Israel. The Foreign Minister said, you can also see the suffering of the Palestinians. But the resolution did not clearly position itself against the actions of Hamas. And in this respect, Germany's approval was not questioned. Why then no no, but an abstention? Germany apparently sees itself more in a mediator role and probably thought it could be signalized through an abstention rather than with a clear no. Thank you to Washington. Claudia Bates. The war in the Middle East also moves the people in Germany. In several cities there were testimonies today. In Oldenburg, about 120 people demonstrated for solidarity with Israel and against anti-Semitism. In Munich, around 5,000 people demanded peace for Gaza and an end to the war. Almost ten times as many as expected. In Turkey, in Istanbul, hundreds of thousands took to the streets to demonstrate their support for the Palestinians. President Erdogan had called for this. He had recently intensified his criticism of Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip. Jörg Brase reports. As the president floated in, the stage was set. Several hundred thousand supporters had called the ruling AK Party to Istanbul. Solidarity with Palestine was the motto. President Erdogan criticized the West even more sharply than before, who saw Israel's murder without action. Erdogan defended his statement that Hamas was not a terrorist organization but a liberation movement and said that the real terrorist was Israel. For 22 days now, Israel has been committing war crimes in Gaza. We are preparing to show the world that Israel is a war criminal and that all Western nations support Israel in this. Sharp words that hit home with the actual addressees. We have to defend our Palestinian brothers and condemn Israel. We trust our president. He is doing his best. We will do whatever Erdogan orders us to do. A fanatical crowd cheered for their president. It seemed like a election campaign. President Erdogan is clearly a party in this conflict. He had to explain himself clearly and did so with this event today. In the coming year, there will be important municipal elections in Turkey. And his appearance today was a clear sign of his Islamist-conservative votes. There will be similar celebrations tomorrow, when Turkey celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding. And now a 100th birthday that makes two things clear to you. The importance of media and dead-said lifetimes. Christoph Lepple reports on the radio's history and birthday. For 100 years, there has been something on the radio. A stormy history. From luxury goods for a few to the Nazi propaganda instrument. From the leading medium of the founding years to the good mood accompanying medium. Often dead-said, but still two-thirds of the Germans listen to 400 different radio programs. The recipe for success? Radio is the only medium where the image is created in the head. Attention! Attention! This is Berlin. In the Boxhaus. At 400 meters. October 29, 1923. After the announcement at 8 p.m., the first live cello concert sounds. The license to listen costs 25 billion Reichsmarks for everyone. In Germany, there is inflation. Listening is luxury and only possible with headphones. Radio was the only real-time medium at that time. That was the only source where I could hear a message or follow a program at the moment. In the economic wonder years, the radio experienced its heyday. Unforgettable Bern 1954. Jennifer Rush. Destiny. In the 70s, radio hosts are pop stars. The two from the nonsense, Thomas Gottschalk and Günter Jauch, as well as many others, make a career in the radio. Then television and the Internet put a lot of pressure on radio. But to this day, 50 million Germans remain loyal to the radio every day. Despite TikTok, Netflix and Spotify. We are real people here with real feelings. And I don't think that will die out so quickly. The radio lives. Well then. All the best for the next 100 years.