It's a problem this speech and it's a fascinating problem because in theory Biden has just made the case that the war can't be won

And since the war can't be won it's time to cut losses and get the hostages out.

And Hamas will remain in Gaza.

And Qatar and Egypt and America and Europe

and who the heck knows who else will come into Gaza, rebuild Gaza,

wars over. Hamas is gone, but is it really gone? We have no idea, we don't

know how to get rid of it, militarily it's impossible, it's just too much, let's get it done,

and let's move on.

That seems to be the Biden version of the Israeli offer. It's 9.30 p.m. on Sunday June 2nd here in New York City. It's 4.30 a.m. on 30 a.m. on Monday, June 2nd.

It's 4.30 a.m. on Monday, June 3rd in Israel as Israelis get ready to start their day.

I've been long overdue for one of my regular check-ins with Havivore from the Times of Israel, so it's a good thing that we spoke today because my questions have been piling up.

The big ones are, one, how is the war actually going? What do we actually know about it? Two, following President

Biden's announcement last Friday, was the proposal he revealed, the official

proposal that Israel is offering Hamas. And it is why did the war cabinet approve it?

3. Egypt. Do we now have a clearer picture as to why Egypt was so seemingly hysterically opposed to an IDF operation in Raffa.

And four, Prime Minister Netanyahu has been invited to address a joint session of Congress.

What's likely to happen when he comes to the nation's capital?

Aviv Rhette Gour on a proposal to end the war?

This is call me back.

And I am pleased to welcome back to this podcast,

a long overdue regular check-in with my friend Haviva de Gour.

Haviv,igur.

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