Israel has invited the remaining members of The Beatles to visit their country now that a 43-year ban on them had been lifted. The nation banned the Fabs from performing there back in '65 over fears that their music would corrupt the youth. Get that? A country almost constantly at war, worried about a silly little beat combo.

Anyway, back to now, and the Israeli ambassador to London, Ron Prosor, is calling on Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to visit the country this May as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations. Mr Prosor is currently in Liverpool after marking Holocaust Memorial Day there and is due to meet up with John Lennon’s sister Julia Baird to hand her an official letter of apology over the ban. Although surely one of the living members of the group would be a better recipient? Anyway, there you go. Israel LUVS Beatles 4eva (IDST). [via Gigwise]

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