Newt Gingrich and the Invented Palestinian People

Submitted by Judith (United States), Dec 12, 2011 at 03:03

Thank you, Newt! Stay with it! That was brave and I can only hope my countrymen drop the pretense of political correctness. It's destroying freedom and causing us to continue to buy into the lies of pretend "Palestinian" sovereignty over Israel, Judah, and Samaria. The ancient Roman renaming of Jewish land stuck over the ages and has been grossly misappropriated to create a mythical people for the benefit of radical Islamic leaders attempting to use whomever they can to claim every hectar of the world for Islam. Convincing mothers to set their children up as martyrs for their cause throughout the Islamists' world is sick and pathetic.

Thank you Dr.Pipes for printing this article and giving us even more history and so many good comments. We have not all been fooled by the years of false information thrown in our faces. It is really a holy war in disguise and the children suffer for it. Newt is one of the good guys. He speaks truth, and gets in trouble a lot. When he's made a mistake he actually admits to it which does not make him contradictory, but fodder for a cowardly press. Without truth there is no chance for peace. It's a start! I have a new respect for Mr. Gingrich. That took courage. Hopefully more honest Arabs will come forward. I am sick of seeing children used and abused and willing to kill themselves over a horrible lie!

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