Newt Gingrich stood by comments he made earlier this week when he called the Palestinian people “invented”.
“Remember, there is no Palestinian State. This is part of the Ottoman Empire, “the former speaker of the House says the Jewish channel this week. “And I think that we have found the people of Palestine, which is in fact the historical part of the Arab and Arab communities, and they have a chance to go many places.”
Gingrich was asked about comments on Saturday night of the Republican presidential debate from Iowa, sponsored by ABC News.
“What I am saying Is factually correct? Yes. What is historically correct? Yes, “he said. “If we fired in a situation where a rocket into Israel each day while the United States? The Administration is currently trying to pressure Israel into the peace process. .. One must have the courage to tell the truth. These people are terrorists. They taught their school terrorism. They have a book that says, if there are 13 Jews and Jews of the nine killed, how many Jews are left? We pay for the book through the help of our money. This fundamental time for someone to have the courage to stand up and say, simply lied about the Middle East. “
Gingrich criticized him for a rival’s comments, but not too hard. Republicans often tout their commitment to standing up for Israel in front of an audience to conservative voters who tend to have a strong feeling against Israel.