Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, angered some people Sunday with a Super Bowl tweet that had nothing to do with team loyalty.

Breaking Protocol, Choosing Sides: Go Patriots.

— Amb. Ron Dermer (@AmbDermer) February 1, 2015

Dermer's tweet was a not-at-all-veiled reference to House Speaker John Boehne's invitation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress on the Iran nuclear talks.

Dermer reportedly helped broker the deal, which has been criticized by Democrats for breaching protocol because the White House was not informed or consulted. President Barack Obama has opted not to meet with Netanyahu when he arrives in March.

For his part, Dermer explained his reason for picking the Pats:

After all, Holyland Bowl played at Pats Owner's Kraft Family Football Field in Jerusalem

— Amb. Ron Dermer (@AmbDermer) February 1, 2015

But Twitter critics didn't care about the football part of Dermer's tweet, instead, jumping on his role in the Netanyahu speech.

That Dermer tweet seems a bit tasteless.

— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) February 1, 2015

If only he was as good at growing bipartisan support for Israel as mocking it RT @AmbDermer: Breaking Protocol, Choosing Sides: Go Patriots.

— Dylan Williams (@dylanotes) February 1, 2015

"Dermer is jokingly calling attention to the fact that he appears to be working to undermine the sitting president" http://t.co/29ejx5PMbX

— Eli Valley (@elivalley) February 1, 2015

If Dermer was fazed by the critics, he didn't show it, posting another Tweet about his hometown Miami Dolphins:

Jews waited for 40 years to get to the promised land. Dolphin fans, 41 and counting.

— Amb. Ron Dermer (@AmbDermer) February 1, 2015

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