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Recently the former White House journalist Helen Thomas<\/a> 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<\/a> with other members of the online community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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? 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