our second speaker is omar shakir and omar serves as the israel and palestine director at the human rights watch. he investigates human rights abuses in israel, the west bank and gaza, and has authored several major reports. in 2021, a report a threshold crossed, which is a 200 page report with graphic illustrations that give a kind of context and background to the to the occupation and to the situation we see in palestine, particularly in gaza right now. so i want to start with, nathan and, you'll have opportunity to ask questions the end, but i want to start, nathan and just ask you about your choice to write this book. you could have written this story, you know, with a number of entry points, but you chose this particular family, the story of a father, the tragedy that befell his son and its family. and then you introduce us to many, many other issues and and provocations. so why this story and what is a journey been like for you? and welcome to chicago. thank you. thank you, barbara. thank you all for coming. so, you know, this story, there are a number of different ways to answer tha