President Bush started out as a solid friend of Israel. In the last year or so, both he and Condi Rice seem to have caught Jimmy Carter syndrome - where, to inflate their legacy, they are trying to develop yet-another faux Peace Plan for the Middle East. What the columnist was doing was pointing out the ridiculous humiliations Bush made the the Israelis endure (entering via the service entrance, no contact by the Saudis et al with the Israelis, no dialog, etc., etc.) with absolutely no concessions on the part of the Saudis and their friends. To anyone with half a brain, it was a huge, pointless joke!
I agree that the majority of American Jews (and not just in New England) are quite willing to actively support the Democrats as they work with Arabs and Palestinians to destroy Israel and the Jews there. There appears to be a bone deep animosity toward conservatives and Republicans in large segments of the American Jewish community. Personal contact leads me to suspect it is Jewish self-hatred, possibly, survivor-guilt passed from one generation to the next.