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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who has brought the sides together for these talks, observes that the broad outlines of a deal have been apparent for years--including land swaps, international supervision of Jerusalem's holy sites and compensation to refugees. But skeptics argue that the inability of the Israelis and Palestinians to come to final terms shows how reluctant both are to make the most difficult concessions. Twenty years on, hope, trust and compromise are no longer much in evidence.
--Karl Vick/Ramallah