The longtime White House correspondent who resigned from Hearst newspapers in June in the wake of comments she made about Israel will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
CAIR is honoring Helen Thomas, who is of Lebanese descent and now 90 years old, at its Leadership Conference and 16th Annual Fundraising Banquet on Oct. 9 in Arlington, Va.
Speakers will also include Oxford Islamic studies scholar Tariq Ramadan.
Thomas started at the White House as a reporter during the Kennedy administration. In a video interview captured at a White House Jewish heritage event for RabbiLIVE.com that spread quickly across the Internet, Thomas advised Israeli Jews to get the hell out of Palestine and go home to Poland, Germany, America and everywhere else.
The White House Correspondents Association and the White House rebuked Thomas, and President Obama said she made the right call in stepping down for the offensive remarks.
Thomas later apologized, saying: I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians. They do not reflect my heartfelt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon.”
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10 Responses
She should live to the age of 90.
i dont understand this news piece, like hitler receiving award from nazi party..big deal
Love the picture
Well, what else do you expect from CAIR?
oy just another islamic front showing its true colors.
It’s unfortunate that the mainstream press would not use as direct and apt a headline and photo.
Thank you, YWN, for being better than the rest.
I agree she’s an antisemite and a hag, but your headline seems unprofessional. Also, if you’re reporting news, you should simply report it without bias. That’s elementary journalism. In her case, anyway, what she says and does is by itself incriminating enough.
Is Obama speaking?
Number 7 is a direct response to number 6 (whether intended or not) and is spot on.
Spec4 – you took the words out of my mouth. Sites like this should show that they are better than she is. What is gained by using the word “hag”. Even though Thomas is no friend of the yidden, the arab world is rightly proud of her. She did serve as a White House correspondent for many years and, while most or all of us think her comments were inexcusable, her people think she is wonderful. CAIR honoring arabs of achievement is no different than Jewish organizations honoring their own. Even if her exit from her craft was controverial, her years of service may have some merit. Perhaps she is bit “iberbottel” and her downfall came from waiting far too long to retire – perhaps I am just giving her the benefit of the doubt – which I am unsure if she deserves.