Madonna to meet with Netanyahu, Livni
From the Jerusalem Post:
Madonna came to Israel for two concerts at Tel Aviv’s Park Hayarkon, but she will also find time to meet with both Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Tzipi Livni.
The queen of pop arrived with her children at 1 a.m. on Sunday. She is staying in Tel Aviv ahead of her performances on Tuesday and Wednesday night.
Late Sunday, she headed to Jerusalem’s Old City, where she toured an ancient tunnel near the Western Wall. The 51-year-old pop star arrived in a black Mercedes van and was escorted into the tunnel by police. She made no comment to reporters and was whisked away about a half hour later.
The promoters of Madonna’s shows have kept her schedule under wraps to prevent paparazzi from bothering her during her Kotel visit, and a tour of the graves of Talmudic sages in Safed. She was also set to attend a Kabbalah Center event, and make other personal visits. But the meetings with the politicians were leaked to the press.
Meanwhile, two famous friends of the singer arrived in Israel on Sunday – Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore. Both Kabbalah enthusiasts, the couple are expected to join Madonna for events at the Kabbalah Center in the days following the concerts.
Channel 2 reported that Kutcher and Moore were going to dine with Madonna on Sunday night at a Tel Aviv restaurant. Another Kabbalah-related celebrity friend, Justin Timberlake, was expected to arrive in the country on Monday.
Despite, or because of the intense media attention on her visit, Madonna kept to herself during the day Sunday, but her children were photographed on the patio of their hotel room in Tel Aviv.