This is an American tradition: if you are caught being anti-Semitic or being offensive to Jewish people, you can be forgiven if you hide behind the Israeli flag

"Ann Coulter ‏@AnnCoulter  7h

7 hours ago

@JoelCRosenberg Joel! I am a huge Israel fan! See my current book. " If someone who didn't declare his/her admiration for Israel after being caught being offensive to Jewish people, she/he would never have been forgiven--and rightly so.