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Israel apologizes to surviving Fab 4 members of 1965 ban

Straight from the JTA, via Jew*School and a few other blogs:

Israel apologizes to the Beatles

Israel is trying to atone for a decision to bar a tour by the Beatles 43 years ago. … The Beatles were to have sung in Tel Aviv during their 1960s heyday, but political leaders nixed the appearances out of fear the Fab Four would "corrupt" Zionist youth.