Paul Plays Israel

As many of you classic rock fans already know, Sir Paul McCartney played his first ever gig in Israel on Thursday. This performance came after Israel's ambassador to Britain publicly apologized to the former Beatle for "missing an opportunity" when the group was banned from playing in Israel in 1965. The ban came during the height of Beatlemania. Because of this, Israel banned the Fab Four's performance for fear that it would corrupt its young people. Over 40 years later, Paul McCartney performed at Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park to a crowd of over 40,000 people despite death threats from terrorists. I admire Paul for not backing away from the threats and going ahead with his concert with a message of peace. Paul greeted the crowd with a mixture of English, Hebrew, and Arabic before he started off his set with "Hello, Goodbye." The highlight of the concert for me would have been seeing Paul singing John Lennon's "Give Peace A Chance" with the entire Islamic crowd singing along. Paul is truly a great man who is trying to send a simple message of peace and understanding around the world and that is one of the reaons I admire him so much. I invite you to share your thoughts on Paul's historic concert in Israel.