Old Pat is an anti-Semite from WAY back. He embarrasses conservatives and Catholics in this regard, with some frequency.
So what if he is an anti-Semite?
We all have our prejudices and other character flaws.
Why not evaluate what he says rather than what you think about his character?
What is with the knee-jerk pro-Israel sentiment, anyhow? Isn’t that just another kind of prejudice?