haim saban's background is israeli, hani's is palestinian. both have heard the show with the former prime ministers of israel and england and the current prime minister of the palestinian authority. from what you've heard, haim saban, they want peace, you want peace, the other side wants peace. is it going to happen? >> it has to happen. there is no two ways around that issue. if you look at the little sliver of land between the mediterranean and the jordan river, you will find a lot of jewish archaeology. with that said, there are 2 1/2 million people of palestinian descent that live on that land. therefore, the only way going forward is two states for two people. there is no other opportunity, solution of any kind neither for the palestinians nor for the israelis. so -- i was just going to say that when something has to happen, eventually it happens. >> larry: since everybody wants it, hani masri, why didn't it happen yesterday? >> that's a good question, larry. we have been into this process for 15 years. and nothing has happened so far. a

saban, i'll give you the last word, haim. are you optimistic? are you confident that we're going to see this day come about? >> it must come b.therefore, i'm confident that it will come about, and a word of advice for you. if you're going to offer the services to a palestinian and an israeli at the same time, watch out, man, because we're going to keep you busy. be careful. >> yes. >> thank you both very much. haim saban, hani masri, thanks for your assistance in putting this show together tonight. we hope in some way it helped. >> it does. >> thank you, larry. >> larry: before we go, our thoughts are with a towering diplomatic figure tonight. u.s. ambassador richard holbrooke, at this hour, the president's special envoy to afghanistan and pakistan is hospitalized in washington, critical condition after surgery to fix a tear in his aorta. in in addition to having been a guest on this program, ambassador holbrooke is a hem of the extended "larry king live" family. his daughter-in-law sarah is one of our best and senior producers. we send our best