ziggy, to be 100% true, i do think Mr gingrich believes what he says, and he obviously has read history and knows there is no palestine let alone a palestinian people, but to be brutally honest i think he said it because he thinks the 'rich' jewish lobby in the US will support him, everyone, even newt has a secret agenda. but i still praise him x1000 times for saying the truth about how they are an invented people. by the way, isnt it that in the 1960's or 50's some 'palestinian' offical govt minister actually formally admitted that there were no palestinian people as such?