{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Community News","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews","author_name":"Jana Melpolder","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/author\/jmelpolder","title":"Helen Thomas Is In the Hot Seat - Community News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3Z2aCT4Ebh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2010\/06\/helen-thomas-is-in-the-hot-sea.html\">Helen Thomas Is In the Hot Seat<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2010\/06\/helen-thomas-is-in-the-hot-sea.html\/embed#?secret=3Z2aCT4Ebh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Helen Thomas Is In the Hot Seat&#8221; &#8212; Community News\" data-secret=\"3Z2aCT4Ebh\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Recently the former White House journalist Helen Thomas retired after the negative remarks she made about Israel caught the attention of the media. What do you think of this hot topic and of her comments? Did she do the right thing by stepping down? Share your own opinion with other members of the online community."}