david pollock, senior fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. he's a former senior adviser to the broader middle east and the state department. in brooklyn, new york, beth miller, a political director at the jewish voice for peace action. and in arlington, virginia. again, the a senior fellow at the middle east institute is the author of blind spot america and the palestinians from ball 4 to trump warm welcome to on thanks so much for joining us today on inside story david, let me start with you today. during his visit to israel in the occupied west bank last month, u. s. secretary of state lincoln, discuss the importance of a 2 state solution with top israeli and palestinian officials. of course this is nothing new. we hear this rhetoric from us administrations all the time. many analysts have said that the biden administration doesn't really want to engage in this conflict any longer. what would the us have to do in order to actually move the needle on this front? well, the us obviously does want to gauge with this conflict. so secretary linco