How a gay Gentile went from ‘Karma Chameleon’ stardom to Israel’s most unlikely defender

Published August 3, 2026 12:00pm ET



Israel’s biggest and most surprising supporter on planet Earth is a gay, Gentile former rock star turned DJ turned actor who just released a song honoring the memory of the victims of the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023, which proved so controversial that he had to resign the role of King Herod, who destroyed the Second Great Temple in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, in a London revival of a musical celebrating the life of Jesus Christ.

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