Gingrich, a former speaker of the US House of Representatives, stirred controversy on Friday when told the Jewish Channel cable television broadcaster he saw the Palestinians as an invented people who want to destroy Israel.
Asked by PBS Newshour Executive Editor Jim Lehrer at an event on economic innovation whether Gingrich's comment about the Palestinians being an "invented people" was helpful, Clinton replied: "No."
"I think he recognized that from what I read," she added, "I think he realized that was you know one of those innovative moments that happen."
Gingrich along with other Republican candidates are seeking to attract Jewish support for the November 2012 elections by vowing to bolster US ties with Israel.
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