Just Hamas.
Oh, we’re not supposed to mention that Helen Thomas was a big ol’ Jew-hater, are we? Whoops.
It might not be the way most high-profile journalists would like to be remembered.
Not long after the passing of veteran American journalist Helen Thomas yesterday, aged 92, Hamas’ very own “military wing”, the Izzedeene al-Qassam Brigades, posted on its website a heartfelt eulogy.
The post – highlighted by the Elder of Zion blog – was entitled: “Rest in Peace Helen Thomas. We respect you for taking a stand.”
Thomas has been eulogized by many – including the US President – as a trailblazer for female journalists…
But the “stand” referred to by Hamas was, perhaps unsurprisingly, nothing to do with women’s emancipation. Instead, the group – which calls for the annihilation of the Jewish people in its charter – praised Thomas for a rather ugly tirade against an American rabbi, filmed in 2012.
Oh yeah. That.
Yeah, b-b-but… she was a woman! She was a pioneer! Are we really going to let a little anti-Semitism sully her brilliant career of sitting in a chair with a notepad and croaking out leading questions to a series of government employees?
Now, if all you Jews could just go back where you came from, that’d be great.
Do it for Helen.
Update:
Praise being heaped on Helen Thomas makes me wonder if there's more subtle anti-Semitism among DC elites than I thought.
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) July 22, 2013
I agree with every word of that except “subtle.”