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The Helen Thomas affair

Veteran White House reporter quits after anti-Semitic outburst
Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas yesterday resigned from her position with Hearst Newspapers, following the wave of criticism triggered by her recent declaration that ”Jews should get the hell out of Palestine.”

Rabbi who filmed Helen Thomas told to ‘go back in the oven’

“Hitler was right. Time for you to go back in the oven,” is one of the more subdued expressions to be found in the thousands of missives received by the rabbi whose interview with Helen Thomas included the veteran White House correspondent sending the Jews back to Poland and Germany.

Update, Oct 13, 2010. Helen Thomas: You cannot criticize Israel and survive
Former Hearst columnist told an Ohio radio station that she thought she had touched a nerve when she said Jews should ‘get the hell out of Palestine.’

Update, Dec 6, 2010: “Helen Thomas’ Alma Mater Drops Journalism Award Named for Veteran Reporter”. (The Forward)
“Congress, the White House and Hollywood, Wall Street, are owned by the Zionists. No question in my opinion. They put their money where their mouth is.”

Update, Feb 2011: The Jews did not have to leave Germany and Poland following the Holocaust since they were not being persecuted anymore, former White House correspondent Helen Thomas said in an interview on Thursday, adding that the Jews had not right to take other people’s land.

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/helen-thomas-jews-didn-t-have-to-leave-europe-following-holocaust-1.344196

Update, March 18 2011: Helen Thomas to Playboy: White House in pockets of the Israeli lobbies

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