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。
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.