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As I have written on this blog before, the US journalist/polemicist Ann Coulter is someone I hugely admire. Her wit, incisiveness and bravery set a standard to which most cannot aspire to meet. Her books, such as the most recent ‘Adios America: The Left’s Plan to Turn America into a Third-World Hellhole’ represent an essential, clear-eyed view of the American political scene and are well-worth seeking out, even if you live outside of the United States.
With that said, I must offer a word of admonition following Coulter’s latest controversy. As you may already be aware, Coulter sent out some highly inflammatory tweets during the second CNN Republican debate, most of which involved Jews and Israel. Here they are:
“How many f—ing Jews do these people think there are in the United States?”
“I like the Jews, I like fetuses, I like Reagan. Didn’t need to hear applause lines about them all night”
“Cruz, Huckabee Rubio all mentioned ISRAEL in their response to: ‘What will AMERICA look like after you are president”
“Boy were they wrong @ Jewish influence! I complained about pandering on Israel (Reagan & abortion) & haven’t heard a thing about it!”
Coulter’s outbursts have attracted much ire from both the right and the left. Of this ire, only that from the right is worth considering. As someone who watched the debate, I can report that very little time was given to discussing Israel, and while the country did come up, it was in response to questions over foreign policy (specifically Iran).
Coulter’s mistake is to consider the concerns of Israel as distinct to the concerns of America and the West. Israel is an integral part of the West, and shares many of its anxieties. Viewed in that context, Ann’s complaints are null and void.
D, LDN
Defend the Modern World 
Good post. Certain sections of the Right constantly assert that Israel controls US foreign policy. Which rather begs the question as to why the USA has not attacked Iran’s nuclear installations, something Israel has been trying to get them to do for years. Or why the USA has not moved its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, something else the Israelis have been wanting them to do for a long time now.
But the fanatics concerned never answer such questions. Just as they never explain why, if the radical left is a tool of the Jews as they also claim, most of it is venomously hostile to Israel.
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Indeed, if Israel had sway over American policy, Iran would have been liberated before Iraq. America dances to its own tune (and rightly so).
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Coulter tweeted a ludicrous assertion: “No: It’s pro-Semitic. Where is all the GOP pandering on Israel getting us? US becoming Mexico very bad for Israel. twitter.com/ANewSarah/stat…”
Coulter has just redefined anti-Semitism as pro-Semitic!
See “Effing Jews and Ann Coulter’s Waterloo (or Damascus Road?)” at http://wp.me/p4jHFp-a9.
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I know what she means about Hispanics being less reliable allies for Israel, but she expressed it in a very clumsy and offensive way.
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Coulter has just redefined anti-Semitism as pro-Semitic!
Essay: “Effing Jews and Ann Coulter’s Waterloo (or Damascus Road?)” at http://wp.me/p4jHFp-a9.
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Interesting essay.
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