past. what's new about it? >> i know this may sound like arcane diplomacy to you. but if you read that statement slowly you will see that the united states believed according to that statement that through good faith negotiations, the palestinian goal of an independent state based on the 1967 borders could be reconciled with israel's goal of a secure and recognized jewish state with israel. what was previously couched as a palestinian goal has now been reframed as america's position. >> i'm not sure i agree with you in terms of the syntax of that statement. i think we have to dig a little more deeply. i read the statement very carefully. the issue of swaps has been integral to what the united states has been saying for years. that's why i think everybody in the united states government is saying this is not a fundamental ship, why are you causing such a -- about something that has been integral to what we have been saying for years? >> have to give thank you same answer again.