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Published Date: 24 September 2008
By Ben Lynfield
IN 1965, the Israeli government banned The Beatles from performing on the grounds they would corrupt the nation's youth. Now the Palestinians want Sir Paul McCartney back in the UK.
The former Beatle, whose lyrics champion peace and harmony, has provoked the ire of Palestinians with his decision to play his first concert in Israel.

Sir Paul has insisted ahead of his performance tomorrow night at Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park that h
e is "quite apolitical". But Palestinians charge him with betraying the peace and love heritage of The Beatles by performing in Israel, accusing him of ignoring their suffering.

"A lot of Palestinians who adored The Beatles are let down," said Lisa Taraki, a professor at Bir Zeit University in the West Bank and an activist on the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. "Despite appeals, he has not made a single gesture to the Palestinians."

By contrast, there is great anticipation in Israel ahead of the concert, with radio stations giving prominent airtime to Beatles and Wings favourites and historians debating why exactly the Fab Four were banned in 1965.

About 35,000 of the 50,000 tickets have been sold, with a minimum price of £70 for standing space in the park.

Ms Taraki's group believes that international artists should boycott Israel to pressure it into ending the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in similar fashion to international boycotts of South Africa during the apartheid era.

Her group's entreaties to Roger Waters in 2006 led the former Pink Floyd star to change his concert venue from Tel Aviv to a joint Arab-Jewish coexistence village, Neve Shalom.

Sir Paul, who was due to arrive last night, has taken a more easy-going approach to his Middle East visit, telling the Jerusalem Post: "I'm always interested in visiting places. I hear from a lot of people Tel Aviv is a great place."

But William Parry, writing on the pro-Palestinian Electronic Intifada website, asked yesterday: "What will McCartney open with – Pipes of Peace or Ebony and Ivory? Given the reality on the ground, which he refuses to acknowledge, why not open with Live and Let Die to a rapturous Israeli audience?"





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  • Last Updated: 23 September 2008 9:30 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

Dragonhead,

Dalian,China 24/09/2008 02:27:43
The Palestinians are attempting to manipulate everyone to their cause!'DEMANDING' everything to be as they wish in every country on the planet only hardens the stance of many against them. Perhaps it should be "Live and Let Learn",rather than demanding everything and indescriminately murdering everyone who has to cojones to stand up to them in the name of their religion of peace.Religion of Peace, I jest of course.
"It is not you we hate, it is the things that you do",ie Support us or we will kill you!
2

Guga II,

Rockall 24/09/2008 04:26:26
#1 Druginhead.

What a load of garbage; and this from an idiot like yourself that supports the genocide of the Tibetan and Uighur people by that gangster government whose boots you continually lick.
3

Dragonhead,

Dalian,China 24/09/2008 05:26:18
#2 Suggest you read the history books squire.The British Colonial Government in India were the ones to fire up the present Tibet problems.All in the name of "SELF INTEREST". Check the treaty they signed with Tibet, a treaty they had neither the authority or the right to do so. As for your Uighur mates,in Xinjiang a region that has never been anything else but a part of China. Wait until you are completely under Sharia law in Scotland and then the penny might just drop!
For the record I lick no ones boots. Anytime you want organize a meeting to tell me that to my face,feel Free! You are an appeaser and supporter of those who would do you harm, and you call me an idiot.
The genocide nonsense is as outdated as you squire. The Dalai Lama himself has changed it to 'Cultural Genocide',and even that is inaccurate. When it comes to Cultural Genocide, perhaps you should look closer to home before calling anyone else an idiot.
Time you broadened your horizons from trade union dross you spout! For someone who has done nothing,been nowhere, and experienced absolutely SFA first hand.You are hardly qualified to give a considered or balanced opinion.
4

Curious Yellow,

Edinburgh 24/09/2008 13:01:14
Paul - tell them to get stuffed, or words to that effect. Music is music. I don't recall Paul (or The Beatles or any other member of The Beatles) making "a single gesture" towards any other religious (or otherwise) group. What;s so special about the Palestinians?
5

Guga II,

Rockall 24/09/2008 15:19:41
#3 Druginhead.

What's this, threatening me now? Obviously you are learning well from the gangster government that you spend so much time acting as a lickspittle, running dog and lackey to.

In any event, you'd be surprised at where I've been and what I've done. Considerably more than you, sitting in China, criticising your own country continually, and crawling to a gangster government.

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24/09/2008 16:37:52
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24/09/2008 16:45:28
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GalacticCannibal,

Murrieta CA: for more War VOTE McCain 24/09/2008 17:42:34
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Dragonhead,
Dalian,China

U talk about manipulating people . try that in CHINA ur country. And U will be shot (executed)

Hey Dude,

U never gave us the answer to
How many Chinese are executed each year by Ur masters the CCP. The West say its 15.000 executions.

U never gave us the answer to:
How many Chinese women are forced to abort.

The West say its between 11 million and 13 million Chinese women that are forced to abort.

Has the cat got Ur tongue dude. Or did the CCP terror squad seal Ur lips with fear.

Do U have a backbone ?
Have a nice day Dude
GC
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Ben More,

Edinburgh 24/09/2008 19:18:35
Brage/Gere

you are such a tool!

I hope the Israelis, and the Jews among them whom you despise, enjoy this long awaited concert.

Good on you, Sir Paul
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Dragonhead,

Dalian,China 25/09/2008 04:41:56
#5 You consider it a threat when someone offers you the chance to tell them face to face what they think? Blowhards like you have never intimidated me,never.It has SFA to do with the Chinese.Have been beaten by experts and am still here.That should tell you something squire.No threat was issued.No need.Keep waffling cackling mushroom.You are so far out of touch as to be a waste of space when posting!What a poor miserable,pathetic, existence you must lead?
You should team up with GC you make a good pair.
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Tatties ower the side,

Johannesburg 25/09/2008 05:22:30
Calm down #10 Dragonhead. You have been posting on here long enough to know that Guga II is a rabid anti-semite who is always making excuses for Muslim terrorism while slagging off defenders of the free world.
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Conan,

Chile 25/09/2008 06:24:46
Can't we all just get along?
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Ben More,

Edinburgh 25/09/2008 19:48:48
You are such a tool!

I bet it really gets your hackles up to think that, just now, Israelis--among them Muslims, Christians, Jews and Druze--are enjoying a really good concert...while you mutter over your tired old Irgun files and post variations on the same stale theme.

Cheers!!
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Dragonhead,

Dalian,China 26/09/2008 04:56:32
#10 Tatties ower the side,Johannesburg. Don't need to calm down my friend.Anyone who wants to tell me to my face,that I am a traitorous,lickspittle,lackey of the Corrupt and murderous Chinese Government,will not see a flicker of temper on my face!It is those who you so succinctly describe,who refuse to see the nose on their ugly mugs,who are the gullible toerags!If Blair fooled them for 11years, it will be a breeze for the Palestinians.
My brother passed away a number of years ago in Amanzimtoti.Never got to see the place,pity that.
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Tatties ower the side,

Johannesburg 26/09/2008 05:09:05
#16 The Dragon

There is time yet. South Africa is a wonderful place to visit and, for someone as straightforward as you, delightfully free of all this politically correct nonsense!!!!

Come on over......
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P·K ,

26/09/2008 14:05:59
#14

So, the truth has badly hurt you and your other terrorist apologists that you people have to resort to automated post removal button. See how miserable coward these terrorist sympathizers are!!! Shame of them, couldn't even face up to the truth.

Your repetition of stale junk favouring terrorism carried out by your Jihadist brothers do not change the fact they are still the main culprits who brought terrorism into the world and thereof, perpetrating atrocities to this day. As a result, we see havoc and chaos in the Middle East.

Like what some posters posted, Islamic terrorism has been with us since the days of Mohammed and Islam seeks to dominate the world, by any and all means.

Come on, boy. Sensible posters do not really need you to remind them of events happening long ago and of history. In this age and era, Internet is a powerful useful tool for everyone to seek well meaningful information than merely your selective one-sided biased news of what you want others to read and your agenda.

Cease to amuse yourself! As a terrorist apologist, who else to associate you with but the Jihadist sympathizers. Why bring up about your so called Asian God? Be remind, I have no interest in your god, whom you worship, your beliefs, your religion, anyway.
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P·K ,

26/09/2008 14:09:15
Brag aka Gere aka Thorr
#6
You keep posting the same out-of-date junk whenever these words "Israel" and "Jews" lie in print. Getting very old and tiresome with your stale past news! I don't know the Stern and Irgun still exist today to kill!!
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P·K ,

26/09/2008 14:10:16
Continued

Terrorism was introduced by your Jihad extremists who crave to dominate the world and create fear. They have even made use of innocent women and teenage boys, sending them out as human bombs with an hideous motive to kill as many civilians as possible.
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P·K ,

26/09/2008 14:11:09
Continued

So, how many Brits and Americans are killed and kidnapped by your radical militants? Why keep changing your identity and trolling with multiple IDs? What are you hiding?
22

P·K ,

26/09/2008 14:11:32
Continued

Suffering from jihad stress? Waste no time, jet off to the Middle East.
23

P·K ,

26/09/2008 14:18:30
#14

Your quote: "Those original Jewish terrorist organizations had no compunction about murdering their Arab brothers and sisters in Palestine." Unquote

Do your Arab brothers have any compunction about murdering their Jewish brothers and sisters in Palestine?
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27/09/2008 17:11:10
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P·K ,

28/09/2008 03:24:20
#24

Neither am I a Semite. I've never in any way ever posted to say you're a Semite. It's you who brought it up. Anyway, I have no interest in whatsoever you're a Semite or not.

Oh, I see the Jews are active anti-Semites as what you said so. The real truth is the reverse. Precisely, it's the Palestinian Arabs who are trouble-makers, the ones likely to create terror and detest the Jews.
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P·K ,

28/09/2008 03:33:59
#24

Two posters from the other forum were responding to your comment. The link - Iran predicts 'end of US empire':

http://news.scotsman.com/world/Iran-predicts-39end-of-US.4520774.jp

 

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