Iedere popzanger/celebrity/VIP die Israël bezoekt krijgt ermee te maken: druk van Arabische en pro-Palestijnse groeperingen om niet te gaan, en dreigementen indien men daar niet naar luistert. Gelukkig is Paul McCartney niet gevoelig voor deze druk.
RP
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Omar Bakri, an extremist Muslim Shaykh, threatened to murder former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney according to the British Sunday Express.
McCartney is due to arrive in Israel as part of a world tour, and give one concert at Tel Aviv's Park Hayarkon on September 25. In 1964, in what seems today like a bizarre move, Israel's then puritanical government prevented the Beatles from appearing in Israel.
Omar Bakri threatened, "If he values his life, Mr. McCartney must not come to Israel. He will not be safe there. The sacrifice operatives will be waiting for him."
Bakri added, "Instead of supporting the people of Palestine in their suffering, McCartney is celebrating the atrocities of the occupiers, The one who is under occupation is supposed to be getting the help."
Predictably, McCartney was also been pressured by the Arab and Palestinian Lobbies to cancel the show, but has resisted.
"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 Yedioth Ahronoth.
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