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Gene Simmons blasts Israel boycotters
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Published: 24.03.11, 07:55
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31. Fool
jj ,   Oslo Norwegen   (03.24.11)
U can dislike based on taste but to dislike based on roots is so ignorant and stupid! People like u I do not even call "garbage" and just feel bad for u!
32. That's it, I'm joining the Kiss army!!!
Nick Sporek ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (03.24.11)
33. I know many fellows like Gene..at the end of their lives
Al   (03.24.11)
they realize what they have been running away from all of their lives. Welcome home...kid.
34. Love Kiss! Cool story, I respect the man for where he came
Wayne Rollins ,   Richmond US   (03.24.11)
from.
35. Helped to destroy a generation.
(03.24.11)
I only have three questions. 1. Is the mother he fathered children by a Jewess? 2. Is he sorry for his disgusting exploits? 3. Is he making aliyah?
36. Gene Simmons ROCKS in every meaning of the word :)
Talula ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
37. Gene, ya should have married a nice Jewish girl!
ISRAEL   (03.24.11)
38. I an American living in Israel say to you, 2 thumbs up!!
Israel Watchdog ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
As I am an American living here in Israel now, I say to you, 2 thumbs up friend!!
39. 6. America is the most wonderful of countries
Love America   (03.24.11)
and I don't agree with any one who says that America is shallow and without feeling. That is only the leftest and Hollywood types, not middle America and decent people who CARE about right and wrong, like the VAST majority of Americans. I wish he hadn't said it...it's not helpful. Nonetheless, I understand what he meant and I hope you'll try to understand. As hard as we try to fit in and as much as we LOVE America, we always feel a little like outsiders. Unless we completely assimulate, and even then it is made clear that we aren't the same...by so many. The other thing is that while we LOVE America and would put our lives on the line for America...we don't want to lose ourselves to assimulation..and he, in particular, has all but done just that. I think that he's trying to find his way back and it's really too late. His kids aren't Jewish and it's sad. I hope that you can try to understand...it's hard to explain...
40. 31. u make ZERO sense
(03.24.11)
41. Gene Simmons - The Golden Calf Worshipper
Andrew ,   Miami,FL   (03.24.11)
You made $$ - and Have a Golden Porn Star Wife - Sorry bro - time to head back to america... or - Make Aliyah again
42. to #5
Susan ,   Kfar Saba   (03.24.11)
I don't know how good a Jewish boy he is. He boasts about the thousands of women he has slept with and I think his wife is not Jewish. However, he should buy a house here and spend part of his time in Israel.
43. Earth Shattering Stuff.
Matt ,   UK   (03.24.11)
From the man in the the tights who sticks out his tongue. We should all pause to ponder the depth of this man's wisdom.
44. Al, 33#, Kirk Douglas is another good example
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (03.24.11)
45. #3 - pretty sure Gene didn't sneak into the US
William ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
I think he went through the front door like legal immigrants usually do.
46. #11 - how exactly did America save our asses?
William ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
America hasn't fought any wars on our behalf. They didn't put boots on the ground next to Israelis when our country was in question during the past 63 years. Until 1967, they didn't even want to sell us weapons - France and Czechoslovakia did that. The US only began helping Israel in a move to counter the Soviet Union in the States surrounding Israel. Maybe you mean at the UN? Are you saying the US did Israel a favor by calling the UN and Arab bloc out on very biased, harsh rhetoric, resolutions, and calls for sanctions that they refuse to do on the world's biggest tyrants? I thought the US does what it does because of its democratic ideology and willingness to promote the truth. Is that not so? BTW, don't forget that when Israel bombed Osirik in Iraq, the world cursed her. But in 1991, the US thanked Israel for destroying what could have been a nightmare for US soldiers. You're welcome!
47. #25 - Brian, let's stay honest now
William ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
I am both an Israeli AND an American. Just because the Left and Arabs loves to publicize the US as the greatest evil to walk the Earth, they are no where near the worst. The US dealt with racism well before the UK even did. And countries in the Middle East still condone racist, xenophobia, and misogyny. You forget that at the time of slavery in the US, America was still quite young, with a personality resembling Europe from all of the immigrants that arrived en masse. The US broke away from the European colonialism, slavery model to develop its own personality which eventually included equality for all. They may not have started out perfect, which is what I say about Israel too, but they strive to do the right thing and work hard for their democratic ideals and justice; the same I say about Israel today. It's all about who's making the best effort and has gone the farthest, and the US has done a great job in that respect.
48. #3 your for getting this is not the USA foreign never had
Jew 4 all Israel   (03.25.11)
so good
49. Relax people, he loves America
Clayton ,   San Francisco, CA   (03.25.11)
If you know even a little about Gene Simmons you know he loves America. He performs for troops and has always credited his opportunities in America for his success. As a Jew, I can also say that I often feel like an outsider and I was born and raised here! It doesn't mean I'm not a patriot. It means that sometimes I feel like an outsider, that's all. Finally, everyone has an attachment to where they grew up. He was just putting his feelings out there - it doesn't mean he isn't grateful.
50. GENE, PLEASE STAY "HOME"
Frank-el ,   Seattle USA   (03.25.11)
Gene, please stay "home" and sprew your arrogant garbage at your fellow Israeli's and give us a break over here. Funny how you find family values when its to your benefit, otherwise its good old filth and debauchery to make more $. I suppose you'll pollute the American airwaves soon with your emotional "homecoming", pull a tear or two as part of some schlocky Jew-mercial, and then go back to your wealthy white trash schtick. Please stay "home", take your crap show off TV and do something useful for peace instead of flapping your gums. You really aren't as smart as you think.
51. The man is a bloody prima donna and oaf
Cameron ,   USA   (03.25.11)
He is so over the top with the posturing & egotism that it really does have the quality of parody and farce to it. When rockers become creepy........
52. Boycott of Israel like Nazi boycott of Jewish stores.
Chaim ,   Israel   (03.25.11)
The excuses for the BDS boycott campaign against Israel wouldn't fool a 6 year old of normal intelligence. If human rights was the issue, they'd boycott real human rights violators like Iran, Cuba, China etc. Israel boycotters are low life Jew haters, pure and simple. The boycott of Israel is no different than the Nazi boycott of Jewish stores.
53. Now I like KISS, never liked em before END
Jeff ,   Anderson CA, USA   (03.26.11)
54. where is the complaint?
(03.26.11)
hes not complaining.
55. #8 He doesn't chant in Arabic
Cynthia ,   USA   (03.26.11)
You're out of luck. Try the Hezbollah folk song section.
56. #50 Congratulations Gene!!!
Cynthia ,   USA   (03.26.11)
Look how your visit upset the peanut gallery of anti-Israel posters. Provocative and not spineless like Santana who showed extremely poor showmanship by cancelling his concert in Israel.
57. #56 YOU CAN HAVE HIM
Frank-el ,   Seattle USA   (03.26.11)
"Anti-Israel posters"? Do you and your ilk have some special kind of glasses that you see the world through the prism of victimhood and persecution? The posts have nothing to do with "anti-Israel" - what self-serving tripe! Simmons is a calculating markerter like Madonna who shrouds themselves in piety when convenient but have no problem shoving their immoral garbage down other peoples' kids' throats. Perhaps you'd like to send your daughter over to Gene's place for a drink or two? And by the way, Simmons and his make-up gang can't hold a candle to Carlos, music or otherwise.
58. Roger Waters Rules
IRAN#1   (03.26.11)
This dude is famous for being a freak not making good music which is very fitting...stay in Freakland please!!!!!!!
59. #57 Obviously hit a raw nerve
Cynthia ,   USA   (03.26.11)
Your outburst is a response to Simmons' support for Israel. To succeed in the extremely competitive music industry, you must be a calculating marketer. Nothing wrong with that. As for Santana, he bowed down to anti-Israel pressure when he cancelled and disappointed fans in Israel. His words contradict his actions. I lost respect for him.
60. #58 Waters would be banned in Iran
Cynthia ,   USA   (03.26.11)
No western music allowed except underground or black market.
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