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I mean, in the long term, that's certainly the most rational approach. Is it possible now? Is it possible with the policy approach that Israel is taking? I think there are many challenges in that. From my perspective, the region includes the Palestinians. Are the Israelis ready to sit with the Palestinians at the table to discuss regional issues? It doesn't seem to me that that is a potential outcome right now. Now, it would, I think, serve the interest of everyone to have a real discussion about how we address all of the issues of regional tension. And the core issue, the thing that drives most risk in the long term is obviously the unaddressed issue of the rights of the Palestinians. And the same goes for the issue of Lebanon, Syria, et cetera. So Israel is part of the region. That means they should be part of the regional conversation. But Palestine is also part of the region. They need to be part of that conversation. Are the Israelis willing to accept that? If that were the case, that would be, I think, a move in the right direction.