Israelis Want War to Wait Til After a Madonna Concert

While artists like Cat Power are calling off their Israel concerts, Madonna is going full steam ahead with hers. The Material Girl, who visited Israel during the height of her Kabbalah phase, is scheduled to play in Tel Aviv on May 29. However, there’s a pesky little thing called “potential war with Iran” going in Israel right now, so hardcore Israeli Madonna fans have taken to Facebook to beg Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu to hold off on attacks until after the concert. (The page, which is mostly in Hebrew, is here.)

As for whether world events will keep Madonna from performing, it’s too soon to tell. But I’m sure she’s happy to have (at this moment) 385 really hardcore fans in Israel.