today we're talking with sean pierre. feel you a long serving french diplomat and government adviser who is now a professor of middle east studies, as he owns po in paris and he's author of gaza, a history. thank you so much for joining us. let me just start with your book and what, what possessed you, 10 years ago to identify gaza as a rich topic to study and to write this book of its history the best i was. thank you so much. like i'm very tiny invitation. i stopped to goes thinking about the book, the cage, the girl, since my 1st visit to go. so i was as early as 19 eighties and i came back and back during goes or trusting to show the strategy and to try the 2nd and to try the 2nd to shut off after. and i think this project stuff showing that this is treat. what is it does have to retreat. i'll guthridge during the games, treat most country to home. it's history. is that the history i've got the raising such a 1st floor as you just mentioned, was essential. is that going? the games is very rich. history was going again