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McCartney resists pressure to scrap Israel concert
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Legendary Beatles star Paul McCartney said he was pressed to cancel his upcoming performance in Israel, but reassured Israeli fans in comments published on Thursday he would go ahead with the planned concert."I was approached by different groups and political bodies who asked me not to come here. I refused. I do what I think, and I have many friends who support Israel," McCartney said in an interview with Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth. Who would have thought? I guess if you're that famous for this long, you can afford to ignore the whine-block. Pro-Palestinian groups have frequently called on international academics and prominent cultural figures to boycott Israel over its occupation of the West Bank and blockade of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Jewish groups have condemned cultural and academic boycotts as anti-Semitic. I wonder why? Maybe because it IS? McCartney will perform hits from his Beatles days and his solo career during a September 25 concert in Tel Aviv as part of a series of shows that has taken McCartney to cities he never visited before. His security detail will be really something. Posted by: Free Radical 2008-09-12 |
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