Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Frankie Valli (center) and his son (right) at the Haas Promenade overlooking Jerusalem's Old City (Courtesy Nidar Oz Communications)
It isn’t just Britney Spears who’s hanging out at the Western Wall this week.
Jersey Boy crooner Frankie Valli landed in Israel on Sunday, and has been traveling around Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, despite the intense July heat.
American pop star Britney Spears also arrived in Israel on Sunday ahead of her Monday performance at Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park, and headed straight to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
At the Western Wall and the Western Wall tunnels, Spears was surrounded by paparazzi and security staff who tried to keep the fans at bay. Afterward, she was unable to make it to a dinner date with Netanyahu, his wife, Sara, and pediatric cancer patients from Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, the Ynet news site reported.
American singer Britney Spears (c) visits at the Western Wall tunnels in Jerusalem’s Old City, ahead of her concert tomorrow night in Tel Aviv. July 2, 2017. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)
Valli managed to get around without being mobbed.
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