The next question in our continuing series, answering questions from the internet,

sometimes angry ones, mostly serious and thoughtful ones by people who genuinely don't know

and want to know. And so I really appreciate it. The next question is, what's the best way

to support the Palestinians if you want them to have a better future? I love this question,

because this is a person who comes to an Israeli speaker and challenges the Israeli speaker,

maybe to test whether I care about a better Palestinian future and can articulate a better

Palestinian future. It's a wonderful, important, very clever thing to demand of the Israeli.

And therefore, I do want to tackle it. What is the best way for someone who supports the Palestinians?

Not supports Hamas, doesn't support the wars angry at Israel

for existing or none of the ideological stuff of the political camps.

Let's just say you want Palestinians, millions of ordinary people to have a better future.

And so I want to say one thing that I know as an Israeli that I really bring to the table.

I know Israelis. I read every poll that bring to the table. I know Israelis.

I read every poll that comes out about them in 20 years.

I talk to them.

I live among them.

I get yelled at by them at every red light for not starting the cart quickly enough.

I know my people.

And that insight is extraordinarily useful because I see something that is

profoundly and totally missing from all the vast efforts to help Palestinians. And what is missing

is any understanding, any theory of mind, any attempt to engage in strategic ways, the Israelis. There is a belief among the

pro-Palestinian activist world and campaign, and ordinary people swept up in it just out

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