Reporter resigns after remarks on Israel

VETERAN White House correspondent Helen Thomas has retired after coming under fire for her remarks about Israel.

The retirement of the 89-year-old Thomas, the longest-serving reporter in the White House press corps, was announced by Hearst Corp, where she worked as a columnist.

Thomas, who served for decades as the White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), apologised last week for the remarks she made about Israel during a May 27 Jewish Heritage Celebration at the White House.