the parties are too far apart to negotiate it on air own. we are in an election year in the united states so there is unlikely to be anything dramatic that happen for the next two months. we look to the quartet and or the eed u to come up with a compromise with regards to to a statement and a clearer frame work for negotiations when they do resume when the political situation allows that and also i think it is crew stha cruciao overreact. for congress and israel not to overreact and cut fund tion to the p.a. and internationals who work with the palestinians. there have been many gains on the ground in terms of quality of life, security cooperation between palestinians and israelis and laying the frame work for a successful palestinian state that can live in security alongside israel that has to be preserved and defended and even enhanced during this period in which a breakthrough in diplomacy is probably not likely.