Helen Thomas, the so-called dean of the White House press corps, did not come to her conclusions about Israel overnight. It was painfully obvious that she, in an unguarded moment, exposed her soul. Perhaps her advanced age of 89 years could be blamed for her indiscretion if it were not painfully obvious that she continues to retain her mental faculties to this present day. She just let her inner soul come out, and it was ugly.
I can’t comprehend her basis for such outrageous comments. Is she ignorant of history? Does she not know what Germany and Poland were responsible for prior to, and during World War 2?
Does she not know that Jerusalem is called the city of David? His son, Solomon, built the beautiful temple that was later destroyed by the Persians. The “wailing wall”, a remnant of Herod’s temple, built in 20 B.C., attests to ownership of Jerusalem by the Jews. Occupiers? Hardly. Just asserting prior ownership.
Helen Thomas has a right as an American to say anything she wants, but there is a personal price to pay for Free Speech. I do not have to endorse it, nor am I required to give you the platform to say it.
Freedom of speech must be protected for a free society to exist, but hate speech should be, and must be, shunned by a society that values Truth from its citizens, no matter how prominent they may be.
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