By Stephen C. Webster
Monday, June 7th, 2010 — 9:15 pm
There’s a saying about how people who live in glass houses should take care to avoid throwing stones.
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee appears to be ignoring that age-old advice, taking several moments during a recent Fox News broadcast to attack veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas over her opinion on the Israel-Palestine conflict — in spite of his own remarkably similar comments on Palestinians.
Thomas had remarked to a Rabbi that Palestine is “occupied” by Israel, which should “get the hell out.”
“[Jews] can go home, Poland, Germany, and America and everywhere else,” she said, sparking a swell of criticism, both from her colleagues and critics.
“I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians,” she later said on her Web site. “They do not reflect my heart-felt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon.”
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