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Helen Thomas Retracts Apology to Israelis

Helen Thomas "resigned" from her job of many decades covering the White House after she was videotaped as saying Israel was occupying land that rightfully belonged to Palestinians. When asked by the rabbi videotaping her where the Jews on the land should go, she suggested back to the nations they came from, such as Poland, Germany and the U.S.

Thomas, whose parents were Lebanese immigrants, apologized shortly after the videotape was released, but was still fired, er, that is, . . . she still resigned.

Now she retracts her apology.


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