 In a 2009 speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Gingrich called for creating an alternative to Hamas in the Gaza Strip.In a December 2011 interview, Gingrich referred to the Palestinians as "an invented people" and called the Israeli-Palestinian peace process a "delusional" undertaking.He confirmed these statements in the Republican Presidential Debate on December 10, 2011, adding that he considers both Fatah and Hamas to be terrorist organizations.