Sir Paul McCartney's decision to perform at a concert in Tel Aviv later this month as part of Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations, has provoked a furious row in his home town.
Readers of the Liverpool Daily Post have berated the former Beatle for agreeing to give the concert. One letter-writer Anne Candlin said Sir Paul's decision to play in Israel "not only brings shame to himself but to his city" due to Israel's "open and extensive abuse of human rights".
Another, Gwen Backwell, states: "By accepting an invitation to sing in Israel later this month...[Sir Paul] not only jeopardises his reputation in the city of his birth but, much more importantly, he sends a clear signal of legitimacy to the state of Israel."
Despite the publication the following day of letters refuting those views, the paper has been accused of publishing antisemitic letters.
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