Three months have passed since Helen Thomas died, so now it's safe to speak ill of her, I think. Helen Thomas was an ignorant, vicious, spiteful, Jew-Hater. Thomas was a typical Jew-Hater of the massive Jewish conspiracy which runs the world variety. That's poisonous. That's vicious. That's illiberal. That's bigoted. That's racist. That's anti-progressive. That's anti-Democratic. Need I say more?
In her defense, she was of Arab ancestry, so you could say she has the same reason to hate Jews as the English had to hate the French - there is no tribe so hated as as a closely related neighbor. But Helen was born here and claimed herself not an Arab-American, but an American, period. In America we don't go for Jew-Hating. It's ... un-American.
Rest in peace, Helen Thomas. I hope you are learning to love the Jews and Israel. As for those of you who admire her - learn how to recognize a Jew-Hater. Here's a hint - there were a group of socialists who hated Jews as much as Thomas. They called themselves Nazis.
In her defense, she was of Arab ancestry, so you could say she has the same reason to hate Jews as the English had to hate the French - there is no tribe so hated as as a closely related neighbor. But Helen was born here and claimed herself not an Arab-American, but an American, period. In America we don't go for Jew-Hating. It's ... un-American.
Rest in peace, Helen Thomas. I hope you are learning to love the Jews and Israel. As for those of you who admire her - learn how to recognize a Jew-Hater. Here's a hint - there were a group of socialists who hated Jews as much as Thomas. They called themselves Nazis.
