I think I read somewhere Helen was Lebanese. IMO she should go back there and do something. Maybe be a human shield.
From Wikipedia:
Thomas was born in Winchester, Kentucky to Lebanese immigrants.[1] She was raised in Detroit, Michigan and attended Wayne University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1942.
[1] Contemporary Heroes and Heroines. Vol. 3. Gale Research, 1998; Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement, Vol. 19. Gale Group, 1999; Current Biography, H.W. Wilson Co., 1993.
She is indeed of Lebanese extraction. Sadly, many Lebanese are just as anti-Israeli as are the Arabs, simply because they have been indoctrinated to be so. For a different Lebanese perspective, may I recommend Brigitte Gabriel. (She's also much easier to look at).