No surprise here: Hamas laments the passing of anti-semitic journalist Helen Thomas

Hamas calls for the death of Jews and the destruction of Israel in their charter.  Helen Thomas famously said that the Jews should get the hell out of Palestine and go back to Poland, or wherever they came from.  No wonder Hamas praises her in death.  They love death, they kill their own children they love death so much.

From Arutz Sheva July 21 by Ari Soffer

Hamas Mourns Helen Thomas

It might not be the way most high-profile journalists would like to be remembered.

Not long after the passing of veteran American journalist Helen Thomasyesterday, aged 92, Hamas' very own "military wing", the Izzedeene al-Qassam Brigades, posted on its website a heartfelt eulogy.

The post - highlighted by the Elder of Zion blog - was entitled: "Rest in Peace Helen Thomas. We respect you for taking a stand."

Thomas has been eulogized by many - including the US President - as a trailblazer for female journalists, being the first woman to join the White House Correspondents' Association, and the first woman to serve as its president. She was also the first female member of the Gridiron Club, Washington's historic press group.

And all that is true and a positive thing, yet it cannot dilute or diminish what her real beliefs on Jews were;