maybe not sitting at the table but quietly talking to the palestinian authority saying, okay, we're listening. we're not saying we're going with this, but we're listening. we will not kill you for striking a deal with the israelis if we sign off on it. >> yeah. you cannot have a peace deal with israel and the palestinians if all of palestinians are not unified in a single representative body. >> we don't want to say this, but hamas has to, at least, have a sort of sign off on it. >> oh, of course. not just hamas. so many other palestinian factions that yield considerable influence but perhaps hamas is the most powerful that can create instability of the palestinian authority and plo to negotiate a deal with israel. the palestinians have not had that now for some time. they've tried to make efforts. it has not succeeded. that has worked to the advantage of the israelis in continuing to be able to do what they want to do. >> where is the give? where could there be compromise?