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Gingrich: Palestinians an 'invented' people
Reuters and Elior Levy
Published: 10.12.11, 15:06
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61. the truth
shahar ,   tel aviv   (12.10.11)
there was no Palestinian nation and what mr gigrich says is a solid oak truth which is not nice to hear for left winged people the support the arabs , Israel's right on the land go back thousands of years before the appearance of the first arab and the birth of the arabic language . the arabs in israel are part of the arab nation. and just for historical reference : syria and jordan are arab states that were founded by the west . so there can be a situation when a syrian citizen has a brother living in jordan . they both speak the same language , are blood related and considered arabs . there is no difference beetween an arab in egypt , syria ,yemen or israel besides small language and cultural differences that come from local tribe and " hamula" ( family ) variety .
62. Both parties have failed in the M.E. ;however,
Christobal ,   Dallas, Texas USA   (12.10.11)
there is no reason to go back to pre-Oslo conditions. Americans don't care about this region and barely understand it. The pols in both parties play to amazing ignorance using their propagandists from hell. And Americans want work, work, and more work. Still, do we need to return to the period of the first Intifada? Newt comes off better in interviews and debates rather than sloganized headlines. If he gets to the Prez chair, he'll rethink, as they all do. Let's move forward.
63. newt for president
ira berkowitz ,   oakland, ca.   (12.10.11)
i will vote for him. he's the only one who has spoken knowledgably and truthfully on this subject. hanan ashrawi, the she-devil, is a skilled liar and manipulator. just once, i'd like to hear her, or some other arab "talking-head' grouse about the 500,000 palestinians expelled from kuwait, in 1991, for being spies for the invading iraquis! now, THAT was, "ethn ic cleansing" the "palestinians" truly ARE, an "invented people"! am yisrael chai!
64. Does anyone actually have anything constructive to say?
exUK ,   tel aviv   (12.10.11)
No matter what label you decide to put on the Arabs on the West Bank,there are 3rd generation folk who find themselves in a position not of their own making.No-one else in the Arab world has been willing to consider them,other than to use them as a pawn in ant Israeli positions.The problem is that it is not just occupation,or Israel being responsible for them,but settling on the land that they have lived on for longer than imported westerners who are extreme and giving them a hard time,that complicates the situation.
65. 100% correct and more see this history
AlbertoGA ,   St. George, USA   (12.10.11)
Of the dear Palestinians. In accordance to the very Wikipedia " The Sea Peoples " The Palestinians are ex Pirates from Greece at the time of Ramses the 3rd. They causes political unrest in Egypt. No surprise there ! They have no place in the land of the Bible " ISRAEL "
66. I know, Newt, So what's shocking about that?
Chaim ,   Arad   (12.10.11)
That is history. Can't change that.
67. Oh really Gingrich?
GUH   (12.10.11)
Palestine was part of the Ottoman empire, therefore Palestinians are "invented." Now tell me: are Syrian people "invented?" They were also in the Ottoman empire? How about Iraqis? Egyptians? Lebanese? Hell, why remain in the middle east, how about all of Latin America? They have a whole crew of countries that all speak Spanish and once belonged to the Spanish crown... are Costa Ricans and Chileans invented people? To all the idiots who deceive yourselves into believing that these statements have any truth to them: Very well, vote for him, elect him as president; see if this approach ends this conflict. See if you'll achieve the "peace and security" through your pointed denials.
68. Its SO true! No such thing before 1964 and the proofs are
Jordan Is ,   Palestine   (12.10.11)
staggerring "palestinians" 1) documented idemnitification as syrians 2) British ID cards abeled Jews as the true "Palestinians" (since historically this is our sovereign land and never the arabs.) Arabs labelled as...Arabs 3) No sovereign palestine ever. not for 1 day. No unique palestinian language, government, currency, literature, etc etc. all identified under various leadership of arabian colonists, crusade colonists, sejuk turk colonists, ottoman colonists, british colonists. Tip of the iceberg baby...
69. Gingrich
pete ,   uk   (12.10.11)
It seems he was as pissed as a Newt when he made these comments,,,what else could explain it
70. Yes he is ignorant!
Yoav ,   Tel Aviv   (12.10.11)
71. SPEAKING THE TRUTH!
les ,   canada   (12.10.11)
DEAR MR FAYYAD. now you have something to really worry about. the next president of the USA has the guts to say what hussein can't even think to himself. of course mr gingrich also recognizes that very soon only israel will be his only ally in the middle east, and the friendship will be of mutual benefit to both nations.
72. No, it wan't Mr. Gingrich who said the following; it was
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (12.10.11)
rather Mr. Zuheir Mohsen, a leader in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), in an inverview, March 1977, with the Dutch newspaper Trouw, said the following: "The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct Palestinian people to oppose Zionism." "For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan."
73. #8, that is only for the evangelical vote.
Henry from New York ,   USA   (12.10.11)
74. #19 John - Not so crazy
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (12.10.11)
According to Gallup Polls, American's favor Israel by 63%, go check it for yourself
75. #22 Palestinian
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (12.10.11)
Canaan vanished thousands of years ago, there never, ever was an Indelpendent entity known as Palestine, never having had its own rulers, Capital City or any coins that it minted for itself The fact is Romans re-named Israel/Judea, calling it Palestine, which afterwards was ruled by Romans, Ottoman Turks & British, never by any so-called Palestinian's
76. #34 Joe - No big deal
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (12.10.11)
Obama screwed & defrauded an entire country into believing his fables about Hope & Change, he sold us out to his Union Buddies, from whom he received monumental contributions Instead of Obama acting as President, from the day he was inaugurated he started campaigning for his second term He may not be able to leave on time for his planned 17 day vacation in Hawaii, no matter, Queen Michelle will fly off separtely with the kiddies, at an additional cost to the taxpayers, taking her massive entourage with her, all at taxpayer expense Obama plays golf or shoots hoops while America has 24 million people that are either Unemployed or Underemployed Rather small potatoes when it comes to whatever faults Gingrich may have had, wouldn't you say?
77. I salute Gingrich. Wish Israeli leaders had his courage.
Chaim ,   Israel   (12.10.11)
I salute Newt Gingrich and sincerely hope he becomes the next U.S. President. Gingrich is a man of enormous courage and intellect. In a debate, Gingrich would destroy Obama' no matter how many teleprompters Obama uses. I only wish Israeli leaders had Gingrich's courage and didn't flee from telling the obvious truth. And Ynet stop pretending terorist Fayyad is the "Palestinian P.M." Fake states don't have Prime Ministers.
78. We all know it's true even Palestinians know this
USA   (12.10.11)
Their entire reason to exist is to fight Jews that is why they refuse to end the conflict.
79. The truth!!
Elizabeth Biggin ,   Rotherham, UK   (12.10.11)
These Arab nomads don't like it when someone (Gingrich) tells the truth. The "Palestinians" are an invented people, and "Palestine" has never been a state. It started out as a Roman province, then exchanged hands between Christian and Muslim occupiers for hundreds of years, then became an Ottoman Turkish province before the British captured it. Egypt and Jordan controlled Gaza and the "West Bank" before 1967, was it "occupied" then? Nobody ever referred to "Palestinians" before 1948/49.
80. give him banana
Salma ,   Palestine   (12.10.11)
81. Palestinians an Invented People
Martin Gray ,   Miami USA   (12.10.11)
John Bolton as Secy of State and now this; Newt you got my vote. No ands, ifs or buts. About time someone said it.
82. As they say, "the truth hurts".
Nick Sporek ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (12.10.11)
83. people living in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Robotic   (12.10.11)
An these are those "palestinians that call Ginrich racist ! get me a break. The greatest racist on earth are palestinians wher e the "kind" abbas speak about judenrein west bank while refusing to recognize israel as the jewish state, not speaking of Hamas lunatics, hezb and iranian goons..
84. Amazing !
Jon ,   Youngstown,Ohio USA   (12.10.11)
It just goes to show, people will beleive anything. Gingrich speaks with forked tounge, He;s only telling people what they want to hear. I am amazed to see hom many he fools
85. the voice of truth!
oded   (12.10.11)
many americans and israelis have ben saying the same thing as gingrich, but no one would take them seriously. now, here is a courageous politician who understands the intircate wooven M.E politics and call the king nude-- there never was a" plaestinian state' , and never should be on any basis. period.
86. Gingrich speaks more truth than Netanyhu
Thank you! ,   Israel   (12.10.11)
FINALLY a politician who isn't afraid to tell the truth
87. the truth and the palestinians.
rapoport ,   cannes, france.   (12.10.11)
Mr Gingrich is perfectly right and tells the truth about the palestinians, saying that there was no palestinians during the Ottoman Empire. Arabs began to come over "Palestine" attracted by the economic development of the area when jews from Russia came to the area and created the "yishouv" in the end of 19th century. Then, after World War 1 and under the British, and the 2nd and 3rd Aliyot , the area went on developing. Then with the Indepedence Isaeli wae in 1948, part of the arabs left Israel and their arab brothers in Jordan, Egypt, etc... kept them in refugees camps , refusing to integrate them. After the 1967 victory of Israel, Jordan lost Cisjordania, (Judea and Samaria) and Egypt lost Gaza. And the USSR and the KGB cerated the Palestinian people, and Y. Arafat. Today, the so-called "palestinians" are millions. If they want to be a people, why not ? If they want a state, why not ? But, they don't have to lie. They can be a people with a history which starts in 1967 , and with a state which must recognized the Jewish State of Israel, and live and develops economically besides Israel. Friendly. Claudine Rapoport.
88. Gingrich obviously knows more about ME history than Obama!!!
RM ,   USA   (12.10.11)
I think the PA may have met it's match. Someone who actually knows history and not afraid to tell it like it is.
89. #84...Jon
Malone ,   Hfx   (12.10.11)
Will he fool more than obama? He fooled the entire USA.
90. #18 claire
solomon ,   bklyn   (12.10.11)
If your family has been in Jerusalem since 900 then it is one of the few. Arabs from arabia conquered the area in the late 600'sAD. Most arabs came in the early 1900's after the economy improved due to the Jews' arrival in the late 1800's. Many arabs were imported by King Hussein after he kicked out the Jews in 1948. One family from 900 does not a nation make, especially as the Jews have been there for about 3000 years.
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