 can take place, and on the Israeli side, the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisting that Israel must have the right to continue fighting after any ceasefire. Now, that gulf essentially seemed unbridgeable for a long time, but what the plan set forth by President Biden did was say that you start with a temporary ceasefire for six weeks, you do talks during that time, you move on to a second phase, and then you try to ensure that a permanent ceasefire can be reached.