efforts to facilitate the flow of goods into gaza, but also upheld the notion that israel has to defend itself against hamas in gaza. >> and the settlement in the west bank, israel's freeze, but not jerusalem into the west bank in september, did he ask you to extend it? >> he -- we discussed concrete measures to build confidence on both sides, to move from proximity talks to direct talks very quickly, homefully well in advance of the of that moratorium. and those issues will be discussed in the context of direct negotiations between israelis and palestinians. >> the palestinians say they don't want to have direct. they have proximity talks. they don't want to have direct negotiations until israel stops building settlements in the west bank and jerusalem. >> the administration has expressed optimism about the willingness of palestinians now to move into direct talks. and, again, we're discussing these concrete measures which we hope will facilitate that