Ever since Bill Clinton nearly succeeded in brokering a comprehensive settlement in 2000, the mantra among supporters of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process has been that, while a solution exists, Israeli and Palestinian leaders who are willing to reach it do not. The solution is a version of the deal that Clinton sought: two sovereign states based on the 1967 borders, with negotiated land swaps to reflect existing settlement patterns.
2000年，比尔·克林顿几乎成功地促成了全面和解，至此以后，以巴和平进程支持者一直受一个咒语的困扰：尽管存在解决方案，愿意向这个方向靠拢的以色列和巴勒斯坦领导人从未获得成功。解决方案正是克林顿所追求的协议：基于1967年边界的两个主权国家，土地交换的谈判反应现有和解模式。这一安排包括一个联系加沙和约旦河西岸的陆上走廊；将耶路撒冷一分为二，保证所有人都能前往宗教场所；巴勒斯坦放弃回家的权利；以色列愿意拆除一致边界外的定居点；中东承认两国地位。