husam zomlot, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen.ijust said, the key protagonists in this conflict, which continues in gaza and in israel, the protagonists are prime minister netanyahu and his government and his army and hamas. for you — and let's face it, you really speak for the palestinian authority, you're appointed by mahmoud abbas — for you, is there an overwhelming sense of powerlessness? no, i don't speak on behalf of the palestinian authority, i speak on behalf of the palestine liberation organization. president abbas is the president of the palestine liberation organization and... you were appointed by him and you worked for him very closely for years. yes, i was appointed by him, as the president of the palestinian institutions, as the head of our state under occupation... and i guess my point to you... ..like all other ambassadors. now, the point is, this isn't a confrontation between netanyahu and hamas, this is a confrontation that has lasted for 100 years between israel and the people of palestine. this is a confrontat