Strange bedfellows Sarah Palin and Gene Simmons converge on Jerusalem

March 19, 2011 - 10:31 PM by

The luxurious David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem is going to have some colorful visitors swinging through its revolving doors the next couple of days.

Passersby may be wondering if people dressed up in Purim costumes or the real deal as former Alaska governor and future US presidential candidate Sarah Palin checks in on her first visit to Israel. And as soon as Palin checks out, who else is likely to take her executive suite but Gene Simmons, the outlandish front man for 70s shock rockers Kiss and now a reality show TV star.

Palin will tour Jerusalem and Nazareth and have dinner with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at his official residence in Jerusalem on Monday evening. Palin will be arriving from India, where she delivered an address on Saturday.

“I’m thankful to be able to travel to Israel on my way back to the U.S.,” she said in a statement obtained by ABC News. “As the world confronts sweeping changes and new realities, I look forward to meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the key issues facing his country, our ally Israel.”

Hopefully, she’ll leave a tidy room for Simmons, who won’t be meeting with our prime minister but will be arriving with his family including his wife, former Playboy playmate and actress Shannon Tweed, to shoot episodes for their Gene Simmons’ Family Jewels reality show.

The Israeli Simmons was born Chaim Witz in Haifa and speaks fluent Hebrew. His mother is a Holocaust survivor who spent time in Auschwitz, and his family left Israel for the US when he was eight years old.

With all of the country dressed up this week for Purim, it’s just possible that Palin and Simmons will blend right in with the crowd.

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2 Comments on Strange bedfellows Sarah Palin and Gene Simmons converge on Jerusalem

  1. Robert Briggs on Wed, Mar 23rd 2011 10:48 PM

    2. 23March,2011

    Sarah Palin, is one of Israel’s Greatest supporters and Israel should hope and Pray Sarah Palin,

    becomes the President of the United States in 2010!

    Sarah, loves Israel because G d Loves Israel and Israel is the only Real Friend the USA has

    when it comes to push and shove.

    MN1 Robert Briggs
    USN RETIRED

  2. Robert Briggs on Wed, Mar 23rd 2011 10:54 PM

    3. 23March,2011

    Sarah Palin, is one of Israel’s Greatest supporters and Israel should hope and Pray Sarah

    Palin, becomes the President of the United States in 2012!
    ( Corrected Date from 2010 to 2012, Robert Briggs )

    Sarah, loves Israel because G d Loves Israel and Israel is the only Real Friend the USA has

    when it comes to push and shove.

    MN1 Robert Briggs
    USN RETIRED

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