The problem with this is that whether or not it's anti-semitic boils down to intent. It's right on the line. On the one hand, it harks back to the myth of the greedy Jew ("How was copper wire invented? "). On the other hand, paying Israel aid money to go along with US peace initiatives has been pretty standard since Carter. So it depicts actuality in a way that could be argued as tactless. So it's borderline. If it was intended to be anti-semitic, then it is, but no one would ever admit that such was their intent (with the possible exception of Jim Moran, that fumbletongue). If it wasn't, it's not.
Personally, I think The star of David on the sleeve is the equivalent of putting an American Flag and a cowboy hat on a horses ass so that everyone will know it's Dubya, or the Khaffieyeh on the obvious Palestinian on the far side of the Gulch.
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