matthew alford. matthew is author, filmmaker and lecturer of politics and international studies at the university of bath. thank you both for being here. let me start with you. it's good to have you with us, ivan, um. you heard about the hamas counter proposal, um, the court, the the ball is like they say is in the israeli court, there is momentum, so it seems, or is that what thinking? i think that there is momentum, and i'm not sure how much that has to do with global pressure, or how much that has to do with the protests, including quite a astonishing one outside of blincan's home, wow. his very posh area in virginia, and uh, he certainly won't have been able to rest at the weekend, um, as the shouts and cries of war criminal would have permeated the walls, yeah, but it is uh, the world is tired, tired of this israeli brutality, and people want peace, and i think that uh, "although the president of the united states has accused hamas of wanting too much, which you know they've been, palestinians h