You misunderstood the word 'primitive'

I would bet Weinberg was using \'primitive\' in the sense that the Palestinians were there before the state of Israel was formed.  
 
See the dictionary.com definitions 1 and 2 for \'primitive\' 
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=primitive 
 
The insulting interpretation you perceived is the fourth definition of primitive.  
 
In other words, I believe he was saying that you shouldn\'t romanticize the Palestinians just because they were there before the state of Israel came into being. 
 
Weinberg has a brilliant grasp of the language, and is more likely (in my opinion) to use a word like \'primitive\' precisely than snidely.

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