Israel offers belated apology to BeatlesAfter a delay of 43 years the State of Israel officially apologized to the Beatles for retracting an invitation to perform in the Jewish state in 1965.
Israel's ambassador to Great Britain is scheduled to present an official apology letter, including an invitation to remaining band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to perform during the celebrations of 60 years of Independence of the State of Israel.
"We are happy to invite you to perform in Israel's independence celebrations and to fix a historical mistake from 1965 which prevented [Israeli] audiences from seeing a band which influenced a whole generation," the letter says.
[T]he reason for canceling the Beatles' show [in 1965] was economical: there was no justification [for] investing in a performance by a band they considered to be of low artistic standards.
[Jerusalem Post]
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