flailing in the situation. >> there is reporting from "the wall street journal, we have not been able to confirm that the united states is splitting an idea that if israel accepts a two state solution, something benjamin netanyahu has not only been against but has been elected on the basis from day one of standing against, if they were to accept that, the united states would arrange for saudi arabia to recognize israel and normalize relations, which, in., would lead to other arab neighbors doing so. sounds like an interesting idea. any possibility of it being true or getting any traction? >> i think it is very likely true. i don't have 100% confirmation but in jerusalem, people are operating as if that were an option on the table. the issue is the united states doesn't control either what saudi arabia does, with the palestinians will do, and i doubt it is possible with benjamin netanyahu, although it puts him in a terrible, terrible corner, which may be what the biden administration wants, to tie his hands. he has promised israelis that only he can bring peace with saudi arabia and saudi arabia is the holdout. if you think of a 60-year-old israeli, the aspiration of that person's entire life has been to be accepted in the region.