Paul says ‘Shalom’

September 15, 2008 - 8:31 AM by David

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With the upcoming show in Tel Aviv by Paul McCartney only a little more than a week away, the promoters must be getting a bit antsy.

The weekend papers were filled with full-page ads for the “Friendship First” concert, and ticket sales have reportedly peaked around the 30,000 mark – quite impressive but considerably less than the sellout mark of 40,000.

And only yesterday, an extreme Islamic leader in Lebanon threatened Macca’s life if he goes on with the vast outdoor concert slated for September 25 in Hayarkon Park. In an interview with the Sunday Express in London, Omar Bakri Muhammad slammed the former Beatle for coming to Israel and warned, “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.”

According to Ynet, the Syrian born speaker identifies with al-Qaida, was excommunicated from the UK and now operates out of Lebanon, where he broadcasts hate-filled sermons over the Internet.

McCartney, to his credit, has refused to back down. “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 told Israeli reporters.

And not only that, he’s made an only semi-embarrassing video to encourage people to attend the show. If you want to see a 66-year-old man still pretend he’s Hard Day’s Night cute and relevant, click below…

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  1. Nicky on Tue, Sep 16th 2008 1:07 PM

    2. Well, I don’t want to burst Paul McCartney’s bubble, especially after that awful video, but according to a report out today, Islamic terrorists don’t even know who he is, let alone want to kill him for appearing in Israel.

    Aaron Klein, WorldNetDaily’s Jerusalem bureau chief and author of the book Schmoozing with Terrorists, called kingpins from every major Palestinian terror organization he could think of, to see if they had heard of the former Beatle, and not one of them knew his name.

    Klein even sang a few bars from top Beatles songs like “Yesterday”, and “She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah,” down the phone, but all drew a blank.

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