June 8, 2010
- Helen Thomas
Dear Friends:
Another publicly visible anti-Semite has been revealed, yet again.
OK, I admit…we have all, at one time or another said something we’ve ended up regretting. And yes, most of us have used the time tested “I had too much to drink”.
Enter, Helen Thomas. Was it one martini too many…or just a moment of complete honesty?
Ms. Thomas – 89, liberal icon – is a “journalist” of Lebanese descent who held a coveted front row seat in the White House press room under several presidents. (Aren’t journalist “supposedly” subject to professional standards?)
Ms. Thomas’ statement that Jews should “get the hell out of Palestine” and go back to “Poland and Germany” is clear evidence that she cannot fulfill the impartial obligations of her once noble profession.
Her bigoted remarks show an ignorance of history.
The State of Israel sits where the Jewish kingdoms of Judea and Israel reigned thousands of years ago. In an area known in modern times as the British Mandate of Palestine, Jews have lived for thousands of years.
“I deeply regret my comments,” she said in the statement, claiming they “do not reflect my heart-felt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance.”
Really?
Au revoi, Ms. Thomas. Au revoi.
Mrs. Figgins
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