U.S. State Department spokesman James Rubin lashed out at House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), condemning as “appalling and outrageous” a comment Gingrich made earlier this month calling U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright an “agent for the Palestinians.” Rubin also criticized what he called “rather stunning” reports of comments Gingrich made during his visit to Israel. Rubin said that if reports of Gingrich’s “willingness to provoke the Israeli government to disagree with his own government” were true, Gingrich’s statements “would undermine the efforts we’re trying to make to advance America’s national interest.”
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