David Ignatius: Biden Admin Is Convinced a Real Palestinian State with Real Power Could Resolve the Conflict

GEIST David Ignatius you ░░░░░░░░ just back from Israel ░░░░░░░░ is your sense of ░░░░░░░░ Israelis are feeling about ░░░░░░░░ war and how they ░░░░░░░░ feeling about Benjamin Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ prosecution of the war ░░░░░░░░ So Willie I have ░░░░░░░░ be honest I spent ░░░░░░░░ all my time on ░░░░░░░░ trip in the West ░░░░░░░░ I wanted to take ░░░░░░░░ look at what Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ experiencing what daily life ░░░░░░░░ like for them and ░░░░░░░░ important whether the hopes ░░░░░░░░ President Biden and I ░░░░░░░░ people around the world ░░░░░░░░ for moving toward a ░░░░░░░░ state are realistic given ░░░░░░░░ level of settlement activity ░░░░░░░░ settler violence by extremist ░░░░░░░░ in the West Bank ░░░░░░░░ I did a lot ░░░░░░░░ close up reporting on ░░░░░░░░ it was very moving ░░░░░░░░ see the experience of ░░░░░░░░ in the West Bank ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ about to explode in ░░░░░░░░ Gaza like war On ░░░░░░░░ big story that you ░░░░░░░░ covering there is no ░░░░░░░░ that Jake Sullivan went ░░░░░░░░ warn the Netanyahu government ░░░░░░░░ we really are nearing ░░░░░░░░ point where U S ░░░░░░░░ Israeli interests don t ░░░░░░░░ We think that there ░░░░░░░░ a time coming when ░░░░░░░░ war has to be ░░░░░░░░ on a more limited ░░░░░░░░ careful basis far fewer ░░░░░░░░ casualties I think the ░░░░░░░░ split is going to ░░░░░░░░ on these day after ░░░░░░░░ The Biden Administration is ░░░░░░░░ that the answer is ░░░░░░░░ work with Saudi Arabia ░░░░░░░░ Gulf States Jordan Egypt ░░░░░░░░ a real Palestinian state ░░░░░░░░ real power using the ░░░░░░░░ Authority that s now ░░░░░░░░ the West Bank moving ░░░░░░░░ people into Gaza That ░░░░░░░░ something that Bibi Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ opposes And I think ░░░░░░░░ we re heading for ░░░░░░░░ be honest is a ░░░░░░░░ S offer that this ░░░░░░░░ can t accept which ░░░░░░░░ lead into elections and ░░░░░░░░ a successor to Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ think that s where ░░░░░░░░ re heading but it ░░░░░░░░ take a while.”