- Title: ISRAEL: U.S. pop star Justin Timberlake performs in Tel Aviv
- Date: 29th May 2014
- Summary: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (MAY 28, 2014) (REUTERS) PEOPLE IN CROWD WALKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) CONCERT-GOER INESSA SIMAHOV SAYING: "I'm very excited for this performing, of Justin Timberlake, the king of the pop!" PEOPLE WALKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) CONCERT-GOER GUY SHRIKI SAYING: "I think that the thing that I like the most about Justin Timberlake is the way that he brings e
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- Location: Israel
- Country: Israel
- Topics: Entertainment,General,Politics
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- Story Text: Israeli fans turned out in their thousands to watch pop star Justin Timberlake in his first ever concert in the country on Wednesday (May 28).
Timberlake performed some of his hit singles, including 'Rock Your Body', with a full band and backing dancers on stage in Tel Aviv.
"I'm very excited for this performing, of Justin Timberlake, the king of the pop!" said concert-goer Inessa Simahov.
"The thing that I like the most about Justin Timberlake is the way that he brings everything to the stage and not just you know singing the songs with the background, performing," said another fan, Guy Shriki.
Timberlake, who recently honoured seven times at the Billboard Music Awards, made the stop in Israel during his world tour.
Fans said they were thrilled he included Tel Aviv this time.
"He's very talented and he has a great voice, we're so lucky he came to Israel," said Osrat Lifshitz.
But Timberlake's visit has not been without controversy.
The pop star posted an Instagram photo of himself praying at the Western Wall before his performance in Tel Aviv, which was accompanied with the text: "What an experience. I will never forget this day #Israel."
The photo garnered over 200,000 likes but Palestinian fans were upset with his "Israel" hashtag, thewrap.com reported. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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