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Helen Thomas resigns following anti-Israel remarks
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Published: 07.06.10, 19:40
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1. Question
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.07.10)
Should her press credentials be suspended? Imagine the uproar had she suggested that all Arabs in Israel should go back to Arabia where they belong. Hearst would have summarily terminated her employment.
2. Lebanese parents, like Mitchel.
Alan ,   SA   (06.07.10)
3. Apology is not enough
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (06.07.10)
She is advocating a war-crime - ethnic cleansing due to religion. Not only should she be fired, but her penalty should be exactly what she advocates - deported to Lebanon.
4. "Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth will speak".
This was no slip of ,   the tongue,Rueben   (06.07.10)
5. Does Obama worry remarks like that damage his image
zionist forever   (06.07.10)
6. the need for education!
tom ,   toronto, canada   (06.07.10)
this clearly points up the need for education, rather than just an uproar at her obviously anti-semitic bias. it needs to be pointed out that "palestine" has been the jewish national homeland for the past 2,500 years. and it also needs to be pointed out that jordan has been the arab national homeland in palestine since 1923, and with 78% of the land of the british mandate of palestine, plenty of room for a few more "arab palestinians". she really needs a history lesson or three!
7. #3 Deport her to Lebanon?
imafreeagent ,   Florida   (06.07.10)
Helen's parents came from Lebanon. She was born in the United States.
8. H.Thomas
petr vojta ,   czech republic   (06.07.10)
H.T. sad something maybe in anger, but it could easily happened in the future as People of the Whole World would support such move. So far Israels regime did not prove it can live amoung nations in peace.
9. #7 Like Sonny said in the "Godfather".
Vinny ,   Brooklyn, NY   (06.07.10)
Deport her anyway.
10. So it's the Old Bag who's going someplace..
mea   (06.07.10)
and I hope it is hell. But no matter, because her life's work means nothing now that she leaves her family and all of history the legacy of her antisemiticism. No matter what she may believe people will judge her on, the truth is that from now until the end of doom when her name floats to the surface of the internet, her recent remarks stain any good she ever thought she did. Go to hell Thomas.
11. Bye Bye ...
Talya ,   Israel   (06.07.10)
Good riddance to bad rubbish... Maybe she should retire to Lebanon where she originates from. Let's see how fondly they'll take to her ideals of free speech there...
12. to petr vojta from czech republic ;#8
Moishe ,   Golutsk   (06.07.10)
People like you and Helen Thomas is a living proof that Jewish People can't live among the "nations" in peace. That is why we need Israel to stay as far away as possible from Jew hater like yourself and Thomas.
13. Good riddance, and lead that horse out to pasture
Cameron ,   USA   (06.07.10)
What a shabby note to end it all on.
14. No. 7
NYC Girl   (06.07.10)
It's true that Helen Thomas was born in the United States. However, if you noticed, she didn't distinguish between native-born Israelis and those born elsewhere when she said they should all go back to where they came from.
15. Helen Thomas
Larry ,   New York   (06.07.10)
Hey Helen, "S"ee "Y"ou "N"ext "T"uesday! you anti semitic witch. ciao
16. Yes imafreeagent #7 deport her
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (06.07.10)
Over 75% of our citizens are native born, over half are multigenerational native born. She advocates deporting our native citizens. This from a first generation American that has no say in the matter. She would fit right in with the supporters of apartheid in Lebanon. Heck there 'Palestinians' are not allowed to own land, inherit anything, are restricted to only certain jobs, and forbidden to become citizens, even thought they were born there, their parents were born there, their grandparents were born there as well. Those so-called 'Palestinians' weren't born here, in fact over 95% of them would be considered foreigners by the any definition in the world. The criteria for 'Palestinians' is that they had one relative that lived here for 2 years years before 1948. We are the natives - they are the invaders. Yes deport that moron to be with her fellow racists - though non-Muslim immigration is illegal and females have no rights in any Arab country. That's just a minor matter right?
17. Thomas Resigns
Ron ,   Ithaca, NY   (06.07.10)
The headline incorrectly states she said "Israelis" should get out. The side bar corrects this to say "Jews". She is purposely overlooking the many Jews who did not come from Poland or Germany: Those who lived in Eretz Yisrael during the Ottoman Empire occupation and before, as well as those who immigrated from Arab countries (often under duress), just as her parents left Lebanon for a better life. And of course Australia, America and all the others. And what about all the non-Jews who found a better life in Israel? At age 90 (almost) I'm glad to see her go.
18. So there *are* limits after all. Good riddance.
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (06.07.10)
Ah, so the press lost one of their own, who they've cosseted and covered for for years. (Such sentiments as Thomas expressed are never well concealed.) But let's not forget that the same media that's stood by Thomas for so long continues to work with and provide a platform to Pat Buchanan.
19. another malek goess bye bye
happy to c her go   (06.07.10)
a happy ending, sort of .. as faras i am concerned,s he got off easy .. she needed to be publically humilated and helod accountable for her years, and i means YEARS, of using her press position touch an anti israel stroy line .. now wh is caught as an anti semite .. at 89 she will be remembered as a bigot and not a good reproter. thank you helen, you did for us what we could not do for ourselves .. humilate and get rid of you while destroying your legacy ... nice going
20. Helen Thomas RIP
Steven ,   L.A USA   (06.07.10)
Ding dong the witch is dead!
21. this story is all wrong
chaim ,   jerusalem   (06.07.10)
she never said anything about israelis. she said all "jews" should leave palestine. it was antisemitic, not anti-israel.
22. Good-bye to garbage!
Proud Jew ,   Israel   (06.07.10)
23. Where wll this lady return to
Ruth Rasnic ,   Herzliya, Israel   (06.07.10)
when the Americans return the USA to all the Indian tribes and go back to their respective countries of origin: Britain, Ireland, Scotland, Poland, Russia, Nigeria, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Italy, France, Spain, Columbia, Cuba, China, Japan, Korea - to name a few of the countries of origin that make up the American nation.
24. Good riddance, you ugly old hag.
flyingdoc57 ,   Florida, U.S.A.   (06.07.10)
Now, the witch can join one of the next flotillas, where the IDF can send her to her final "home" (i.e. hell).
25. terrorizing the truth
tea man ,   marjayoun   (06.07.10)
she spoke the truth after all she outlived most of her critic she is wise and smart and her true credentials shall be itched in heaven
26. To: No. 8
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.07.10)
You are severely misinformed. All six of Israel's wars were started by the Arabs. Including the one which attacked the fledgling Jewish state one day after declaration of modern statehood. The Arabs have lost on each occasion. The Palestinians have also engaged in over sixty years of unrelenting terror, on a global scale. Moreover, the Palestinians have on three separate occasions rejected the opportunity for a two-state solution, including one which would have awarded them over 90% of the West Bank and East Jerusalem as a capital. There are some thirty-odd Palestinian organizations, each one purporting to be the sole and true representative of the Palestinian people. Do you know what each and every one of these organizations have in common? I will tell you. Each of them has a charter which calls for the destruction of the State of Israel and the extermination and/or expulsion of the Jewish people. What was that you were saying about who can and who cannot live among nations in peace? How much more proof of Arab belligerence and Palestinian intransigence do you need? And why on earth would you think that the Palestinians deserve yet another bite at the apple? Or that the international community has an obligation to fix sixty-plus years of really bad Palestinian decision-making? It is time for the Palestinians to learn -- once and for all -- that they are the victims of their own stupid decision-making and they must take ownership of their bad choices. One final note -- you better than anyone should understand what can happen when the international community seeks to appease a tyrant (or, in the instant case, a terrorist rabble). Remember the Munich Pact? France and England carved up Czechoslovakia -- the only democratic country in Central Europe at the time. How often do mistakes have to be repeated before the international community learns? And why does it have to learn at the expense of Israel? Again, I remind you that Israel fought defensive wars on all six occasions. It is the Arabs who were the aggressors, and the Palestinians who have engaged in over six decades of unparalleled terror. Israel will not pay the price for Arab and Palestinian stupidity and violence.
27. To: Mea at No. 10
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.07.10)
Quite right. She threw away fifty years of a distinguished career as White House correspondent. A friend of mine in Washington D.C. said that Hearst Corporation told her to resign, or suffer the indignity of being fired. She will be remembered only for her vicious and rabid anti-Semitism and invective directed at the State of Israel. I take some satisfaction in that.
28. Take Care Helen
Resistor   (06.07.10)
Antisemitism is not illegal, and is a part of free speach. Keep you journo's ticket, and don't listen to the Sarah B's of this world-they are pure evil.
29. Hope your broom crashes on your way to hell!!!!!!
Jason   (06.07.10)
30. tea clown
Linichka ,   Gdynia, Poland   (06.07.10)
"and her true credentials shall be itched in heaven" Go scratch them, if you wish. It is doubtful heaven will be the site, though. Good riddance to the obnoxious, anti-Semitic old harridan.
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