Thing is, he’s technically correct, in that the idea of ‘Palestinian’ being a national and political identity is quite recent. And I do sometimes emphasize this, when people are wailing on a fake historical narrative that supposes an ancient and historical nation of Palestine.

However, the people in question are real, they have a group identity now, and no easy way out of the present situation. And they didn’t have a whole hell of a lot of places to go, as their miserable reception everywhere (except in the United States) demonstrates.

We gotta get this whole thing sorted out one of these days, and I believe that a two-state resolution is everyone’s best chance. Newt’s not helping.