wma HELEN THOMAS
A candid conversation with the disgraced dean of the White House press corps
about her rage against Israel, her ‘ymipathy for Palestinians and why she was fired
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Meanwhile, we heep giving Israel every:
thing. Our government bribes the Israels
by saying, “Pease come tothe [negot.
ing] table and we'll give you this and
‘ell give you that Obamas last offer to
the Isacis was $22 billion in new fighter
planes (Eltor’ note: Te afr was actualy
Jit under $3 bilo), a veto atthe UN for
“anything pro-Arab or pro-Palestinian
{and a thrce-month feeze on the coloni-
{ation and settlers. mean, what i this?
They gave away the store, just at Rea
sgan and every other president did. Why
‘do you have to bribe people to do the
‘ight thing? [don't want my government
bribing anybody: 1 want them demand
Ing. Stop ll this id to Ieracl when theyre
Ailing people!
Puarnor It was your fllow-up comment,
‘when you said the Jews should go back to
Poland, Germany and Americ, that really
infuriated
‘twomas: Wel, that immediately evoked
the concentration camps, What f meant
was they should stay where they are
Decaute they're not being persecuted
not since World War Il, not since 1945
Tey were, we sure would hear about it
I love the new revolutionary
spirit in the Middle East.
The power of the people is
removing ruthless dictators
in Tunisia and Egypt—and
that’s only the beginning.
Instead, they inated the Jackon Yanik
Lay, which sid the US. wal no trade
wit Rossa anew allowed united
Jewish emigration. But twas not imi
‘etlon to the United Staten which would
Fave ben fine with me.I wa 0 0 0
Palestine and uproot these people throw
them oto tte mew hc thy hve
done through several war That otf
"rant people to understand why the Pal.
estinams are upset They are incarcerated
Sd living in anopen priv, Lon tothe
Kits, SGet out of peoples bomest Its
tinacepule to have soldiers koa
fa door a three inthe morning sn
S2ying, “This my home." And forcing
People out of homes they've lived infor
otra? What this? How cn anybody
Sccepe it 1 mean, Jewishonly roses
‘Would anyone crate something tke
that in America? Whiteonly rondet
Pavoor You mean Ieael-only roads,
tot Jewish only, sight? [Editors not
Tira loves certain rads t Pletinion,
Int roads ae open al rach cons ond
to other nationals, togedics of religious
Sactground}
"WOMASIsrae-only roads, okay. Buti
‘more han semantics because the Palest
fans ae deprived of owning these roads.
‘This is ther land. 'm sory, but we're
talLing abou foreigners who came and
ssid, Goa gave his oun [Former
Teract prime minister Vishal] Rabin
said," Where's the deed?” Iimean, come
on! Bo outhnow thatanArsb Plein
{eying to go home sec his mother has
to ge through 10 checkpoins and then
Infheld there, while an American tour
ice go through gt ke hat Te
Palestinian people have to cary thet
ids to hospltss and are not allowed to
drive care and ao forth, What th? No
Smerican Jew would tolerate hat sot of
treatment here agaist blacks or anyone
the. Why do they allow i over tere?
‘And why do they znd my American tx
dolar to perpevate
Paar: Do you acknowledge that some
Palesnian behavior over the years
including hijacking tnd the use of st
‘de bombers, hasbeen wrong and has
Aided the problem?
"WONAS: In a ideal word passive resi
tance and word armament would be
{reat Unfortunately we dont vein that
‘orld, Ofcourse dtcondone any vo:
Tener agnint anyone, But who wouldnt
{ight for ther Country? What would
any American do thei and was beng
{aken? Remember Fert Harbor The Pa
SStnlan violence so protect what he
‘emai of Faetine The mci bombers
‘tout of depairand desperation. Three
fencrations of Palestinians have been
forced out ofthe homer by lesen
ans into refugee camps: And the frais
seal ulldesng Parntany homes in
nee Jerusalem: Remember Menachem
Begi invented terrorism ahi MO—and
bragged shout inhi St book. Tha
how lracl was crested aided and ae
ted by US. money and arm. To annex
snd rp an occupied peoples coun:
tryiiloal under tmemsioat i The
Israels kno tht bat heir perio ls
{ary forehas alway prevld agains the
Indigenous people
uavoor Whats your reaction tothe
hangs sreping hough the Arsh word
Ss throngs of demonstators take to the
rect across the region?
‘owas love the new revolutionary
‘pin the Middle Eat and North Ae
The power the people wrong
‘hier dictators Tura and Egypt
nd thatsonly the beginning. There no
sopping thi free new movement. The
‘Ard wide waking up tothe pose
tes of democrac Me and freedom for its
peopl, and Tam happy see this hap
Pening nny icine,
Farnam Do you have «personal antipa-
{hy toward Jews themaches?
‘Wows: No. think theyre wonderful
people. They had to have the most depth
‘Ty were eadersin cv nights They've
always had the hear for ers but not
{or Araby fr some reason: Pan note
Jewish; tim ant Zionist Tana Lrtaking what doesnt belong to it, Ifyou
Ihave home and you're Kicked out ofthat
home, you don't come and kick someone
cee out Ant
ven Semis! Theyre Europeans, and
they've come from somewhere else. But
even if they were Semites, they would
{ence anda ag hear, bucuntrtunately
they sre to fo
Paraor inthe wake of our antral
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He wrote, “Thomas was fed for saying
{hat the jews of Teal should move to
Europe, wire tir relies had been
nughtéred in che mont devanatng ac
gens in hiony She bev tat
‘nts the Jews ae evaciates fom thet
Sica omen the won’ only Jew
{Sh country shouldbe replaced by hat
trou be the works 20rd Ars couny.
‘She believes hat Palestinians deserve &
country of thei wn but that the Jews
Sreundeeving ofa natonsse nt
Homeland, whi has hada continuous
‘ews presence for 3.000 years
Twomas: [interrupts] Did’ Jew
verte this? (EdtrS nl: The ser
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aloe .and has been the location of
tr previous Jevsh sates, This sounds
He trery ent Jor postion to at
merely an anions postion.”
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Moluely biacdl and teally—who are
thee people Why da hey dak hye
deserting The taughter offers sapped
Sith World War Ie had wo broers
nd many relatives who fought in that
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“inetan fly var in that ight But bey
tree liberated since then. And yet they
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they ae coming aetna
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ast December, you told an Arab group, “We
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