Hezbollah MP salutes Helen Thomas’ courage

Hezbollah MP Hussein Moussawi on Wednesday saluted veteran U.S. reporter Helen Thomas’ “courage” for her comments against Israel, which sparked a furor in Washington and forced her to retire.

“Respected American journalist Helen Thomas’ answer shows … a courageous, bold, honest and free opinion which expresses what people across the globe believe: that Israel is a racist state of murderers and thugs,” Moussawi said in a statement.

Thomas, a Lebanese- American ,resigned on Monday after coming under fire for her controversial remarks about Israel.

Asked at a May 27 “Jewish Heritage Celebration” whether she had any comments on Israel, Thomas replied: “Tell them to get the hell out of Palestine.

“They( Israelis) can go home, Poland, Germany, and America and everywhere else.”

Thomas, the longest-serving reporter in the White House press corps, has since apologized for her comments.

BP yesterday named Helen Thomas as its new spokesperson, effective immediately.

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  • Chris

    Bravo Helen Thomas,
    It takes one gutsy old lady to speak the truth. Helen you remind me of another gutsy old lady who said Hell No I won’t sit at the back of the bus.

    Finally an American journalist says what the rest of the world knows, that Palestine is an occupied county. And by people of the world I mean the peoples of Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.

    We all feel sorry for you living in the USA, as your media is not unbiased or free.

    The greatest holocaust in History took place in the Americas, over 60 Million American Indians slaughtered and their land stolen.

    And Yes Australia, we have our own shameful past with the holocaust of the Aboriginal people.

    But unlike America, Australian’s and our media acknowledge the past and encourage all our citizens to acknowledge the truth, and as a people we say “Never Again”

    Israel and its American backers seem to say “Never Again…to us” and seem set upon revenge, and attack anyone who dare suggest that the King has no clothes.

  • Chris

    Bravo Helen Thomas,
    It takes one gutsy old lady to speak the truth. Helen you remind me of another gutsy old lady who said Hell No I won’t sit at the back of the bus.

    Finally an American journalist says what the rest of the world knows, that Palestine is an occupied county. And by people of the world I mean the peoples of Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.

    We all feel sorry for you living in the USA, as your media is not unbiased or free.

    The greatest holocaust in History took place in the Americas, over 60 Million American Indians slaughtered and their land stolen.

    And Yes Australia, we have our own shameful past with the holocaust of the Aboriginal people.

    But unlike America, Australian’s and our media acknowledge the past and encourage all our citizens to acknowledge the truth, and as a people we say “Never Again”

    Israel and its American backers seem to say “Never Again…to us” and seem set upon revenge, and attack anyone who dare suggest that the King has no clothes.

  • Chris

    Bravo Helen Thomas,
    It takes one gutsy old lady to speak the truth. Helen you remind me of another gutsy old lady who said Hell No I won’t sit at the back of the bus.

    Finally an American journalist says what the rest of the world knows, that Palestine is an occupied county. And by people of the world I mean the peoples of Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.

    We all feel sorry for you living in the USA, as your media is not unbiased or free.

    The greatest holocaust in History took place in the Americas, over 60 Million American Indians slaughtered and their land stolen.

    And Yes Australia, we have our own shameful past with the holocaust of the Aboriginal people.

    But unlike America, Australian’s and our media acknowledge the past and encourage all our citizens to acknowledge the truth, and as a people we say “Never Again”

    Israel and its American backers seem to say “Never Again…to us” and seem set upon revenge, and attack anyone who dare suggest that the King has no clothes.

  • Tony A

    what gets me is no other political party issues any statements internationally except for hizbollah. why is that?? what’s wrong with the other MPs? oh i know, they’re all having tea in israel :)

    but seriously, its annoying when hizbollah thinks it’s its own country. like come on guys, come down to earth and humble yourselves.

    the other funny ting about this article is again, the arabs sit on their stupid monkey butts while a western company BP offers it a position.

    where;s lebanon lie idiots not offering this woman an international adviser position since she’s been iinthe whit house for so many years and probably heard so much crap that she would easily give lebanon so much ammo.

    back to hizbollah, when you got noam chomsky that comes to lebanon and visits hizbollah, and galloway praising HA as well as hugo chavez, i am sure HA is getting a bit arrogant and who knows what these people are telling them at the meetings.

    you’re not a country HA nor are you a government – shut up with your statement issuing worldwide all the time. you’re a political party AND a resistance group, know your place.

  • Tony A

    what gets me is no other political party issues any statements internationally except for hizbollah. why is that?? what’s wrong with the other MPs? oh i know, they’re all having tea in israel :)

    but seriously, its annoying when hizbollah thinks it’s its own country. like come on guys, come down to earth and humble yourselves.

    the other funny ting about this article is again, the arabs sit on their stupid monkey butts while a western company BP offers it a position.

    where;s lebanon lie idiots not offering this woman an international adviser position since she’s been iinthe whit house for so many years and probably heard so much crap that she would easily give lebanon so much ammo.

    back to hizbollah, when you got noam chomsky that comes to lebanon and visits hizbollah, and galloway praising HA as well as hugo chavez, i am sure HA is getting a bit arrogant and who knows what these people are telling them at the meetings.

    you’re not a country HA nor are you a government – shut up with your statement issuing worldwide all the time. you’re a political party AND a resistance group, know your place.

  • Tony A

    what gets me is no other political party issues any statements internationally except for hizbollah. why is that?? what’s wrong with the other MPs? oh i know, they’re all having tea in israel :)

    but seriously, its annoying when hizbollah thinks it’s its own country. like come on guys, come down to earth and humble yourselves.

    the other funny ting about this article is again, the arabs sit on their stupid monkey butts while a western company BP offers it a position.

    where;s lebanon lie idiots not offering this woman an international adviser position since she’s been iinthe whit house for so many years and probably heard so much crap that she would easily give lebanon so much ammo.

    back to hizbollah, when you got noam chomsky that comes to lebanon and visits hizbollah, and galloway praising HA as well as hugo chavez, i am sure HA is getting a bit arrogant and who knows what these people are telling them at the meetings.

    you’re not a country HA nor are you a government – shut up with your statement issuing worldwide all the time. you’re a political party AND a resistance group, know your place.

  • Tony A

    BP offers helen a postion……

  • Tony A

    BP offers helen a postion……

  • Tony A

    BP offers helen a postion……

  • Walid Khouri

    Well said Tony, our so called leaders do not utter a word to praise this great woman of Lebanese descent. However, only when they are in trouble they do ask for the help of their fellow Lebanese in the diaspora. What a shame!

  • Walid Khouri

    Well said Tony, our so called leaders do not utter a word to praise this great woman of Lebanese descent. However, only when they are in trouble they do ask for the help of their fellow Lebanese in the diaspora. What a shame!

  • Walid Khouri

    Well said Tony, our so called leaders do not utter a word to praise this great woman of Lebanese descent. However, only when they are in trouble they do ask for the help of their fellow Lebanese in the diaspora. What a shame!

  • Tony A

    elak ya waleed, we have idiots in lebanon. not one of them has the smarts to turn lebanon around. could it be that the rag tag team are the good guys and the suited monkeys are the evil ones??

    what an irony that everywhere we look, those wearing suits are evil and those yelling and screaming make some sense.

    what a wierd planet.

    i know why the lebanese gov’t didn’t offer her a position or even contected her – because she’s not a billionaire like that mexican dude. if you ain’t got money you aint our honey buddy.

    kiss im these manaayik and you’re right walid, many of us wouldlove to go back but, when i plan my trip, i got one hand on my ticket and one hand on my heart. will i get stuck again this time or will i enjoy myself.

    since 2006, i’v been back once and then this year inshalla i’ll have a good vacation.

    email me dude. you still pondering my response???

  • Tony A

    elak ya waleed, we have idiots in lebanon. not one of them has the smarts to turn lebanon around. could it be that the rag tag team are the good guys and the suited monkeys are the evil ones??

    what an irony that everywhere we look, those wearing suits are evil and those yelling and screaming make some sense.

    what a wierd planet.

    i know why the lebanese gov’t didn’t offer her a position or even contected her – because she’s not a billionaire like that mexican dude. if you ain’t got money you aint our honey buddy.

    kiss im these manaayik and you’re right walid, many of us wouldlove to go back but, when i plan my trip, i got one hand on my ticket and one hand on my heart. will i get stuck again this time or will i enjoy myself.

    since 2006, i’v been back once and then this year inshalla i’ll have a good vacation.

    email me dude. you still pondering my response???

  • Tony A

    elak ya waleed, we have idiots in lebanon. not one of them has the smarts to turn lebanon around. could it be that the rag tag team are the good guys and the suited monkeys are the evil ones??

    what an irony that everywhere we look, those wearing suits are evil and those yelling and screaming make some sense.

    what a wierd planet.

    i know why the lebanese gov’t didn’t offer her a position or even contected her – because she’s not a billionaire like that mexican dude. if you ain’t got money you aint our honey buddy.

    kiss im these manaayik and you’re right walid, many of us wouldlove to go back but, when i plan my trip, i got one hand on my ticket and one hand on my heart. will i get stuck again this time or will i enjoy myself.

    since 2006, i’v been back once and then this year inshalla i’ll have a good vacation.

    email me dude. you still pondering my response???

  • Marwan Baydoon

    BP did not offer Helen a postion…It is just a false (and funny) rumour.

  • Marwan Baydoon

    BP did not offer Helen a postion…It is just a false (and funny) rumour.

  • Marwan Baydoon

    BP did not offer Helen a postion…It is just a false (and funny) rumour.

  • rafik

    MP. Moussawi is free to praise Helen Thomas that is comandable, but the Lebanese Foreign Ministry Mr. Shami should have something to say to, we need to put sophisticated people in foreign ministry not somebody that belongs to this or that party, seems like the last three foreign ministers seem so unsophisticated, we Lebanese pride ourselves as sophisticated and when we see those people especially the last one when he talks to you does not look at your face, common Mr. Berry I am sure you have western educated suave people in your party, cause we have so many Lebanese in diaspora that we do not feel those people present good image of Lebanon, going back to Miss Thomas Universities in Lebanon should honour her by bestowing Honorary Doctorate for freedom of speech including Husallah.

  • rafik

    MP. Moussawi is free to praise Helen Thomas that is comandable, but the Lebanese Foreign Ministry Mr. Shami should have something to say to, we need to put sophisticated people in foreign ministry not somebody that belongs to this or that party, seems like the last three foreign ministers seem so unsophisticated, we Lebanese pride ourselves as sophisticated and when we see those people especially the last one when he talks to you does not look at your face, common Mr. Berry I am sure you have western educated suave people in your party, cause we have so many Lebanese in diaspora that we do not feel those people present good image of Lebanon, going back to Miss Thomas Universities in Lebanon should honour her by bestowing Honorary Doctorate for freedom of speech including Husallah.

  • rafik

    MP. Moussawi is free to praise Helen Thomas that is comandable, but the Lebanese Foreign Ministry Mr. Shami should have something to say to, we need to put sophisticated people in foreign ministry not somebody that belongs to this or that party, seems like the last three foreign ministers seem so unsophisticated, we Lebanese pride ourselves as sophisticated and when we see those people especially the last one when he talks to you does not look at your face, common Mr. Berry I am sure you have western educated suave people in your party, cause we have so many Lebanese in diaspora that we do not feel those people present good image of Lebanon, going back to Miss Thomas Universities in Lebanon should honour her by bestowing Honorary Doctorate for freedom of speech including Husallah.

  • karim

    If you take your blinders off for a second and think about what Helen said, you’ll notice that what she said was wrong, plain and simple. Not defending the human right abusers, a lot of jews, but we we should call it like it is. the jews are like any other people, comprised of mothers, fathers, sons, brothers, daughters, etc.. and not all of them are bad. So advocating the removal of all these people to countries where they were massaccred is wrong and indefensible. Before i get a tirade of angry opinions, stop and think for a second about what I wrote and try to differentiate between what helen said versus whether the land is theirs (jews) or not. Throughout history, different people take over different lands all the time, Israel is just history repeating itself. the strong overpowers and crushes the weak. So whether it is fair or not, reality is that Israel is the jews’ land, at least for now. How would you feel if someone tells you that you should get the hell out of lebanon because lebanon was part of syria? or if someone said you should get the hell out of the US because you are a muslim?

  • karim

    If you take your blinders off for a second and think about what Helen said, you’ll notice that what she said was wrong, plain and simple. Not defending the human right abusers, a lot of jews, but we we should call it like it is. the jews are like any other people, comprised of mothers, fathers, sons, brothers, daughters, etc.. and not all of them are bad. So advocating the removal of all these people to countries where they were massaccred is wrong and indefensible. Before i get a tirade of angry opinions, stop and think for a second about what I wrote and try to differentiate between what helen said versus whether the land is theirs (jews) or not. Throughout history, different people take over different lands all the time, Israel is just history repeating itself. the strong overpowers and crushes the weak. So whether it is fair or not, reality is that Israel is the jews’ land, at least for now. How would you feel if someone tells you that you should get the hell out of lebanon because lebanon was part of syria? or if someone said you should get the hell out of the US because you are a muslim?

  • karim

    If you take your blinders off for a second and think about what Helen said, you’ll notice that what she said was wrong, plain and simple. Not defending the human right abusers, a lot of jews, but we we should call it like it is. the jews are like any other people, comprised of mothers, fathers, sons, brothers, daughters, etc.. and not all of them are bad. So advocating the removal of all these people to countries where they were massaccred is wrong and indefensible. Before i get a tirade of angry opinions, stop and think for a second about what I wrote and try to differentiate between what helen said versus whether the land is theirs (jews) or not. Throughout history, different people take over different lands all the time, Israel is just history repeating itself. the strong overpowers and crushes the weak. So whether it is fair or not, reality is that Israel is the jews’ land, at least for now. How would you feel if someone tells you that you should get the hell out of lebanon because lebanon was part of syria? or if someone said you should get the hell out of the US because you are a muslim?

  • Tarie Al Fanarie

    Rafik the reason Mr. Shami is in Foreign Ministry is to spy on the president and whoever he accompanies abroad. He reports to Hezbollah and not the president. Just like the low life Sallouhk used to leak information about the meeting between President Bush and Suleiman and basically they’re there to make sure the president do not have his own say or act independently from the Agenda of Iran, Syria and hezbollah. Whether Shami is sophisticated or not they don’t care. He’s put there as spy for hesbollah simple and clear. As far as serving Lebanon this is not their agenda and they could careless about doing it.

  • Tarie Al Fanarie

    Rafik the reason Mr. Shami is in Foreign Ministry is to spy on the president and whoever he accompanies abroad. He reports to Hezbollah and not the president. Just like the low life Sallouhk used to leak information about the meeting between President Bush and Suleiman and basically they’re there to make sure the president do not have his own say or act independently from the Agenda of Iran, Syria and hezbollah. Whether Shami is sophisticated or not they don’t care. He’s put there as spy for hesbollah simple and clear. As far as serving Lebanon this is not their agenda and they could careless about doing it.

  • Tarie Al Fanarie

    Rafik the reason Mr. Shami is in Foreign Ministry is to spy on the president and whoever he accompanies abroad. He reports to Hezbollah and not the president. Just like the low life Sallouhk used to leak information about the meeting between President Bush and Suleiman and basically they’re there to make sure the president do not have his own say or act independently from the Agenda of Iran, Syria and hezbollah. Whether Shami is sophisticated or not they don’t care. He’s put there as spy for hesbollah simple and clear. As far as serving Lebanon this is not their agenda and they could careless about doing it.

  • karim

    forgot to mention the following: Why all the love from the lebanese to helen thomas as if she visits lebanon all the time or has an endowed scholarship at some lebanese university, etc… shall I keep going. We always seem to prasie those of Lebanese descent that don’t help lebanon. Direct your praise for those who actually do something for Lebanon.

  • karim

    forgot to mention the following: Why all the love from the lebanese to helen thomas as if she visits lebanon all the time or has an endowed scholarship at some lebanese university, etc… shall I keep going. We always seem to prasie those of Lebanese descent that don’t help lebanon. Direct your praise for those who actually do something for Lebanon.

  • karim

    forgot to mention the following: Why all the love from the lebanese to helen thomas as if she visits lebanon all the time or has an endowed scholarship at some lebanese university, etc… shall I keep going. We always seem to prasie those of Lebanese descent that don’t help lebanon. Direct your praise for those who actually do something for Lebanon.

  • rafik

    We have such a huge diaspora and mostly Christians, and those FM and minister of Immigrants never visit overseas to check on diaspora and capture the wealth as in brains culture economy manufacturing and how stupid can they get to miss such a valuable asset, if they only realize, do we still have people calling themselves Maali Wazir and knowing nothing much, what a loss to Lebanon having brain dead people as such.

  • rafik

    We have such a huge diaspora and mostly Christians, and those FM and minister of Immigrants never visit overseas to check on diaspora and capture the wealth as in brains culture economy manufacturing and how stupid can they get to miss such a valuable asset, if they only realize, do we still have people calling themselves Maali Wazir and knowing nothing much, what a loss to Lebanon having brain dead people as such.

  • Tony A

    i wasnt aware that the mostly exiled lebanese are christians. do you have any studies on this?

  • Tony A

    i wasnt aware that the mostly exiled lebanese are christians. do you have any studies on this?

  • rafik

    My friend I have been living overseas most of my life and people that I met are of christian descent both in North and South America includind Khalil Gebran Dr. DEbakey ,Dany Thomas all the us senators and congressmen Ralph Nader Tiny Tim etc etc those people migrated turn of century and during Ottoman brutal occupation , I am not talking about the Lebanese that left during civil war or the ones that live in Africa of Shiite decent, I did not meet any of those famous people but they are out there and present such a wealth to Lebanon if we only try to capture it.

  • rafik

    My friend I have been living overseas most of my life and people that I met are of christian descent both in North and South America includind Khalil Gebran Dr. DEbakey ,Dany Thomas all the us senators and congressmen Ralph Nader Tiny Tim etc etc those people migrated turn of century and during Ottoman brutal occupation , I am not talking about the Lebanese that left during civil war or the ones that live in Africa of Shiite decent, I did not meet any of those famous people but they are out there and present such a wealth to Lebanon if we only try to capture it.

  • Tony A

    Nice but you forgot anout paul abdul amongst many my friend. good pint so you’re talking from personal experience and i dig that.

  • Tony A

    Nice but you forgot anout paul abdul amongst many my friend. good pint so you’re talking from personal experience and i dig that.

  • Tony A

    Nice but you forgot anout paul abdul amongst many my friend. good pint so you’re talking from personal experience and i dig that.

  • Tony A

    ummm that was supposed to say you forgot about…..

  • Tony A

    ummm that was supposed to say you forgot about…..

  • Tony A

    ummm that was supposed to say you forgot about…..

  • Adam

    Paula Abdul is JEWISH by the way

  • Adam

    Paula Abdul is JEWISH by the way

  • Adam

    Paula Abdul is JEWISH by the way

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