The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/kiss/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png KISS | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/kiss/ 32 32 Kiss frontman Simmons learns about Holocaust survivor mother’s ordeal https://www.timesofisrael.com/kiss-frontman-simmons-learns-about-holocaust-survivor-mothers-ordeal/ Mon, 04 May 2020 22:38:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2298835 German newspaper presents Israel-born rock star with 100 pages of documents about his late mother’s experiences to mark 75th anniversary of her liberation

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]]> Kiss’s Gene Simmons banned from Fox News for life https://www.timesofisrael.com/kisss-gene-simmons-banned-from-fox-news-for-life/ Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:25:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1732241 Israeli-born singer reportedly barges in on staff meeting, exposes torso and tells 'chicks' in the room to 'sue me!'

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]]> Gene Simmons seeks to trademark rock hand gesture https://www.timesofisrael.com/gene-simmons-wants-to-trademark-rock-hand-gesture/ Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:32:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1641003 Israeli-born bass player and vocalist for KISS claims he first used the index finger and pinky sign in 1974 tour

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]]> Gene Simmons’ home searched in child abuse probe; not a suspect https://www.timesofisrael.com/gene-simmons-home-searched-in-child-abuse-probe-not-a-suspect/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 15:28:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1237377 Reports suggest probe linked to possible crime at KISS singer's LA home while he was on tour last year

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]]> A KISS for the homeland https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-kiss-for-the-homeland/ Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:18:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1059957 Legendary rock band, fronted by Haifa-born Gene Simmons, to finally perform in Israel

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]]> KISS rocker sorry for attack on depressives https://www.timesofisrael.com/kiss-rocker-sorry-for-attack-on-depressives/ Sat, 16 Aug 2014 17:31:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1049065 Gene Simmons apologizes for urging drug addicts and mentally ill to 'just jump' off a roof

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]]> Why KISS won’t make up https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-kiss-wont-make-up/ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:47:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=949890 Two of the band's original members are accused of anti-Semitism in new memoir

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]]> Refaeli’s Super Bowl kiss censored https://www.timesofisrael.com/refaelis-super-bowl-kiss-censored/ Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:45:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=362780 CBS insists on toned-down version of Israeli supermodel's TV commercial make-out with computer nerd

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]]> Bar’s not-so-hot Super Bowl kiss https://www.timesofisrael.com/bars-not-so-hot-super-bowl-kiss/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:56:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=361584 Israeli supermodel makes out with a nerd in TV ad set to air during Sunday's big game

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]]> Study hard, Kiss rocker tells kids https://www.timesofisrael.com/kiss-rocker-tells-kids-to-study-hard-and-make-their-own-luck/ Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:03:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=228160 Gene Simmons offers some more advice, this time to ORT students in Tirat HaCarmel, his hometown

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