the one state versus two state, i think dr. harb, dinner, summed it when he said that, you know, the creation of one state by national and state, you know, does not necessarily mean that the palestinians have achieved their objectives in terms of political independence and preserving their national identity. i think it will only take our struggle to a different stage from that of political struggle, people under occupation fight for justice and freedom, to a different level of struggle for social justice, similar to our brothers in the 1940s areas who are almost 70, 67 years after the creation, continue to fight for equality and continue to resist knesset legislated discriminatory loads against them. so we are still committed to this to take -- a two-state solution i know i can that are skeptical about this proposition but in our view this continues to be the best and the most ideal outcome for our conflict with israel. >> thank you, ambassador. jim, we can sense the frustration in the audience by the questions i'm going to give the

dr. imad harb to add his enlightenment on the palestinian mission. dr. harb good morning. i'm really honored to be here this distinguished panel. although, unfortunately, the circumstances of what we're talking about are not really very auspicious or joyous to talk about, to talk about conditions that are happening today and what is expected to be the future of palestine. i believe everyone has already done a very good job in painting a rather somber picture of what is going on. conditions on the ground in palestine today and the dire situation looking ahead. what i would like to contribute here are some remarks about what my humble opinion i think to be expected for the future of this tragedy, the tragedy of a situation which has unfortunately so far, because it is going to continue, has lasted for over 67 years of dispossession. we don't kid ourselves anymore by repeating the dashed hopes of yesteryear's in a peace process that can reconcile what has become irreconcilable differences. they are only irreconcilable because the hope for peace has not been allowed to really