The Palestinian conflict has taken more of the UN’s time and energy than any other conflict in the world. This has been both good and bad for Palestine.

It is often difficult to analyze the real results of a summit based on the public statements before and after the meeting, but the latest talks between Israeli Prime Minister Neftali Bennett and US President Joe Biden are easy to examine.

Efforts to rebuild Gaza after the brutal 11-day air, land and sea punishment by the Israeli army in May are hitting a snag. The biggest problem appears to be the issue of who controls the massive amount of money earmarked for rebuilding.

At a time when support for the two-state solution is almost at its lowest level, we are now repeatedly hearing this term. What makes such statements by Western leaders so hypocritical is that it is little more than lip service.