I have the same question. I fail to comprehend anything negative in the reported statement.
“I fail to comprehend anything negative in the reported statement.”
There is nothing controversial in the excerpted statement, so Politico makes Romney, Perry and Gingrich seem to be unjustified in their condemnation of Gutman. However, if you read further into the actual article that the statement is excerpted from, you will see that Gutman blames the Israelis at least partly for the resentment in Europe:
“It is the area where every new settlement announced in Israel, every rocket shot over a border or suicide bomber on a bus, and every retaliatory military strike exacerbates the problem and provides a setback here in Europe for those fighting hatred and bigotry here in Europe,” Gutman said.