Posted on 03/08/2011 11:21:44 AM PST by seanmerc
During an interview with Joy Behar last night, Helen Thomas made it clear that she was standing behind her statements that Israeli Jews should “go back” to Germany and Poland. However, she did make a couple of additions to the list of countries that Jews should “return” to, such as Russia and the United States.
“They’ve been free ever since,” said Thomas, referring to the Jews after the Holocaust. “They didn’t have to go anywhere really, because they weren’t being persecuted anymore, but they were taking other people’s land.”
A visibly uncomfortable Behar then asked Thomas whether she considered herself anti-Semitic – and got something less than a clear answer. “Hell no. I’m a Semite. Of Arab background,” said Thomas. “[The Jews are] not Semites. Most of them are from Europe.”
The former White House reporter then launched into a tirade against the Israel lobby. “We have organized lobbyists in favor of Israel,” she said. “You can’t open your mouth. I can call the president of the United States anything in the book, but if you say one thing about Israel … you’re off-limits.”
Asked whether she had any regrets about making her controversial statement last spring, Thomas said her only regret was that “everybody misinterpreted it.”
“You have the Ari Fleischers and the Abe Foxmans distorting everything,” said Thomas. “So I certainly knew that and I should have kept my mouth shut probably.”
After insisting that her statements weren’t insensitive, the journalism veteran launched into a rambling diatribe about Palestinians being “pushed from their homes” in the middle of the night.
Watch the full clip here if you wish. Though you could probably hear a more rational and pleasant perspective on Middle East policy from a ranting homeless person at a bus station.
Helen is the Sarah Palin of the Left; we just can’t stop thinking about her, no matter how hard we try.
didn’t she get her chair back?
"there goes lunch"
Yoo-hoo, Helen Thomas ping list members!
No, I think it committed suicide.
Where can we send HER back to?
If she’d said the blacks should go back to africa, she’d have been crucified.
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Lebanese, isn’t she? She is the only case that can be made for burkas.
This bigoted bitch, has been in the # 1 White House press seat for over 40 years.
Presidents have cowed before this bigots questions.
The Jews were "taking" other people's land. What a cunning runt.
Helen Thomas goes off on those damn Jews again and how they run the White House to the Whore House print publications.
Great ‘warning’ graphic!
Few people really care what the ancient Helen Thomas thinks or says about Jews but her hate-filled rantings do serve one purpose; they demonstrate how loathsome the left really is today and why American Jews are very foolish to keep supporting the Democrats. Because Joy Behar’s show has an audience of about 17 people, mostly her employees, this is probably one of the few places you’ll learn about Helen Thomas and her latest rant against Jews.
“You have the Ari Fleischers and the Abe Foxmans distorting everything,” said Thomas. “So I certainly knew that and I should have kept my mouth shut probably.”
Was she grabbing at her collar and juggling ball bearings in her hand as she said that?
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