Jamie, the pressure on McCartney is even worse than you thought. He’s not merely deflecting the whines of professional boycotters; Sir Paul has the jihadists on his case now:

SIR Paul McCartney has been threatened that he will be the target of suicide bombers unless he abandons plans to play his first concert in Israel.

 

Self-styled preacher of hate Omar Bakri claimed the former Beatle’s decision to take part in the Jewish state’s 60th anniversary celebrations had made him an enemy of all Muslims.

Sources said Sir Paul was shocked but refused to be intimidated.

I know Madonna has been gyrating on crucifixes for three decades, provoking a church whose elders are not known for their bomb-throwing. And Rage Against the Machine may think cursing out George W. Bush in between songs is an act of rebellion. But if you ask me, McCartney’s willingness to laugh off a guy who calls for beheadings so that he can perform “I Saw Her Standing There” makes the “cute Beatle” the baddest man rock n’ roll has ever seen.