Thursday night was a historic one for Israeli fans of the Beatles – the most successful and lauded pop-rock band ever. Thirty-eight years after the band’s breakup and 28 years after the death of his longtime partner in songwriting, John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney performed in Israel for the first time ever. The concert took place before an audience estimated at 50,000, which filled an enclosure created for the event at Tel Aviv’s Ganei Yehoshua Park, and overflowed beyond it.
Considering that he got a few death threats regarding this performance, I have to give Sir Paul some respect for going through with it. It’s easy to talk a good game about not fearing terrorists, but not as easy to follow through. Good job, Paul!
