Madonna makes Israelis meshuggah
NOT THE SHARPEST KNIVES IN THE DRAWER: Israeli Madonna fans are verklempt over the thought that their government may attack Iran just when the superstar shiksa is scheduled to give a concert in Tel Aviv on May 29th, and have launched a Facebook page to convince Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off any such plans, Haaretz reports:
While the, currently relatively unpopulated, Facebook page could seem like a case of dealing with trivialities in the face of all-out war with Iran," Israeli Madonna fans' fears are not unsubstantiated, with a distinguished list of artists bailing out on Israeli shows in the last minute over political crises and wars.
This “distinguished list of artists” who turned their backs on Israel while it was defending itself against existential threats includes Cat Power ("Due to much confusion in my soul, playing for my Israeli fans with such unrest between Israel and Palestine I can't play, as I feel sick in my spirit."); Depeche Mode (during the Second Lebanon War); Red Hot Chili Peppers' (during the Second Intifada); and The Pixies (after the IDF's raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla during which nine Turkish activists were killed).
Doesn’t it just make you kvell knowing that some schmegeggy Israelis have the chutzpah to reward feckless pop stars with their shekels rather than giving them bupkis?
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