We appear to be on the brink of a ceasefire agreement—yet that breakthrough moment continues to elude us. In this episode, I explore the current situation, Israel’s failure to take constructive action toward the people of Gaza over the past 20 months, and how that failure has made effective public diplomacy nearly impossible. I also discuss why, at this point, serious talk of a Palestinian state remains unrealistic. (A full transcript is available on the web version of the site.)

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