Yahoo! Music UK — Press Assoc. - Sir Paul McCartney brought his own message of peace to the Middle East as he played a concert in Israel for the first time in his career. more info

Undercover, Australia — Paul McCartney has played his first ever gig in Israel, more than 40 years after The Beatles were banned in the region for being a bad influence on youth. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - More than 40,000 music fans turned Sir Paul McCartney's first show in Israel into a huge celebration on Thursday night. more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Brian Mackey of The State Journal-Register reports: Just weeks after Paul McCartney stopped to use the men's room in Springfield [Illinois] en route to St. more info

Paul McCartney performed his first concert in Israel for some 40,000 fans, kicking it off with the familiar Beatles' song Hello, Goodbye. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Press Assoc. - Sir Paul McCartney brought his own message of peace to the Middle East as he played a concert in Israel for the first time in his career. more info

Topix — TEL AVIV, Israel - Paul McCartney performed his first concert in Israel for some 40,000 fans, kicking it off with the familiar Beatles' song "Hello, Goodbye." McCartney billed Thursday's concert as "Friendship ... more info

E! Online — It was to Sir Paul McCartney, with love, Thursday night in Tel Aviv. About 50,000 people packed Yarkon Park to welcome the former Beatle, who missed out on playing Israel in 1965 when... more info

Reuters — TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Paul McCartney gave his first concert in Israel on Thursday before tens of thousands of cheering fans, 43 years after the Beatles were barred from singing there because of fears they could corrupt youngsters. more info

The Daily Mail — They've waited 40 years, but as Sir Paul McCartney stepped onto the stage at Tel Aviv tonight his Israeli fans finally got to see their idol in concert. more info