Reporter quits over Israel remark
Veteran US White House reporter Helen Thomas has retired after making controversial remarks about Israel.
In an interview on 27 May, she said that Israelis should get "the hell out of Palestine" and suggested they went to Germany, Poland or the US.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said her comments were "offensive and reprehensible". She has since apologised.
88 or 89 cause Mandela is 92 and I know he's not that much younger than Mandela.
I feel bad every time I hear or watch the news about Zimbabwe.The guy just won't die, I think he is already 80+ already.
LOl, I've heard it to, and look at Zimbabwe, the only way to get them out of there was to kill them.
hmmm I've heard the same about South Africa 30 years ago :)
The world is full of idiots, and you can't change history. You can't move the Europeans out of North America & you can't move the Jews out of Israel, what's done is done.
The world is full of idiots then :)
to some the movie " The Passion of the Christ" was antisemtic, what shall we do ? change history ?
Well then some people are idiots. Simple as that. What she said was stupid, but it wasn't anti-Semetic.
perhaps to you, to others that was a clear antisemetic remark, someone bought her a ticket to the Washington holocaust museum already!!!
There wasn't anything Anti-Semetic in what she said. She just didn't think her statements through.
John, i think Khawaga made a valid point. We don't know what was first: egg or chicken. You claim that most of current israelis descend from different linguistic and ethnic origins. But Khawaga might be right saying 'they did live there originally and were dispersed throughout the world, mingling with Yemenis, Ethiopians, Europeans', and I would add, with Iraqis, Syrians, Argentineans, Moroccans, etc., etc., etc...
Instead of trying to find out 'who was there first, and who first started the conflict', why they wouldn't just conclude a peace and wouldn't live without killing each other every other day?
it is known, there is no right and there is no wrong in any conflict. When husband and wife strat fighting, hell you would never find the beginning of this fight, coz each side has his/her own vision of the conflict and each side has his/her own "truth". But the things are there is NO truth! And IF both husband and wife want to stay alive they have at least to stop fighting before they killed each other. Simple as that.
I think anti-Semitism is a red line , once crossed , all demons will chase you.
Sounds to me like an 89 year old woman spoke without thinking and then realized she's too old to deal with the reaction to her statements. I'm sure if she said them 20 years ago she wouldn't have quit after a little backlash, but at 89...can't blame her.
There is a book called "The protocols of the learned elders of Zion", some claim its an anti-Semitic book. Anyway its full of conspiracy theories, but very interesting.
If you talk about DNA, we all came from one source, Adam and Eve. so we're all middle easterners!!! not unless you're a marcian, venusian, or maybe "SUNIAN"?#@$&%{♥^.... :)
"When will the Christians realise Islam is not the enemy and Israel is not a friend."
America fascinates me every day
Two different concepts, Jews and Zionists. Jews are the people who follow Judaism as a religion.The three major religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) originated from this part of the world.
Zionists follow a cocktail of ideologies. its all started with Herzl call for a land of Jews in his Der Judenstaat Publication.
yes, criticise Israel you lose your job...
criticise Palestinians you get promoted faster...
and that cost her job! Right or wrong, there are still rules to be discreetly followed!
the western press says it was a sad ending for her? Why? Because she told the truth?
John: I'm probably going to regret this, but what if they did live there originally and were dispersed throughout the world, mingling with Yemenis, Ethiopians, Europeans, and so on? I don't really know anything about DNA. Is the point that they would still, after so many generations, have some DNA markers in common?
alinux: I saw John's post. Perhaps I'm being daft on this one, but what does DNA have to do with a person's geographical origins?
@Kawaga read the threads above you will get the idea...the short version, an eastern European, or an Ethiopian with all respect to both have nothing to claim in Palestine..
alinux: what does DNA have to do with the issue?
its called "Cost for freedom of speech" in liberal and civilized world.
Although, its hypocrisy.
nomerci, I highly doubt that the DNA of most Israelis can be traced back to the DNA strains that are found in the region here, they are jews allright but that does not mean they originated from palestine, having said that ...even if they did it does not give them the right to claim the land,...let's give the USA back to the red indians..!
her retirement after giving "real" remarks on israel was due to strong JEWISH LOBBY based in United states
John ,true. When I speak of their origins, I mean "originally", before they were dispersed all over the planet.
Agreed. It's sad to see her go.
They don't want them either. Why do you think their new homeland was established where they originally came from?