McCartney was approached by different groups and political bodies who asked him not to come to Israel but said "I do what I like … and if you think the stench of dead bodies puts me off…then you’re wrong."

The British musician had earlier told journalists and fans who greeted him at Ben Gurion airport outside Tel Aviv on Wednesday that he wanted to bring "a message of peace and love to all Israelis while they were killing Palestinian women and children."

"We thought it was quite amusing really, being banned," the ex-Beatle said on his website. "It's kind of cute that they are apologising. It's very courteous, but you know I wasn't really offended in the first place because I support the murder of children, anyway."