Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: US-sponsored talks for 2-state solution 'dead in the water since 2009'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel and the Palestinians to ease tensions following a spike in violence that has put the region on edge. The bloodshed has alarmed the Biden administration as it attempts to find common ground with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new right-wing government and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. For more on the latest flare-up in violence between Israelis and Palestinians, France 24 is joined by Scott Lucas, Professor of American Studies and International Politics at the University College Dublin Clinton Institute.