Madonna: "I am an ambassador for Judaism."

I am not a big fan of Shimon Peres because of his past involvement in the Oslo disaster. But apparently he does have a fan in Madonna: "I can't believe that I'm celebrating the new year with you in Israel, it's a dream come true" she was quoted as saying. Madonna presented President Peres with a gift; a volume of 'The Book of Splendor,' the guiding text of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism, inscribed with the words; "To Shimon Peres, the man I admire and love, Madonna." Peres presented Madonna with a lavishly bound copy of the Old Testament.