channeling the aid through them. >> there's a lot of work ahead to restore hope and some trust across communities, but we've seen the alternative, and i think that should cause all of us to redouble our efforts to preserve the peace and improve the lives of israelis and palestinians alike. >> but there's some big catches here right now. one of those is that what the palestinian authority wants that deeper political engagement, diplomatic engagement, the united states is not ready to give because in part the palestinian authority and leadership there right now that secretary blinken was meeting with really aren't assessed to be up to the job and the political stasis on the israeli side as well is seen as counterproductive for the u.s. to have good interlocutors on both sides to work with. wolf? >> nic, thanks very much for that update. our senior diplomatic editor nic robertson in jerusalem. also secretary blinken discussed with the iron dome defense system with preempt netanyahu, the same defense