between _ attacks was to promote normalisation between israel and its arab neighbours and as a critical element of a normalisation package, generate tangible _ of a normalisation package, generate tangible benefits on a political horizon — tangible benefits on a political horizon for the palestinian people. this was— horizon for the palestinian people. this was based on the usjudgment that normalisation is the most viable — that normalisation is the most viable pathway to make progress on what had _ viable pathway to make progress on what had been an intractable situation between the israelis and the palestinians. in the aftermath of october the 7th, conversations and potential normalisation and the political— and potential normalisation and the political horizon to the palestinians that will lead to statehood a membership at the un have continued. hamas and its iranian— have continued. hamas and its iranian backers would probably prefer— iranian backers would probably prefer this effort not to succeed. but we _ prefer this effort not to succeed. but we are — prefer this effort not to succeed. but we are determined to see it through — but we are determined to see it through. it remains the us view that the most _ through. it remains the us view that the most expeditious path toward statehood for the palestinian people is through direct negotiations between israel and the palestinian authority— between israel and the palestinian authority with the support of the united _ authority with the support of the united states and other partners. we