lead in the u.s. role when it comes to trying to negotiate a peace accord between the israelis and the palestinians. let me bring in the rest of the panel as well. david rhode, this is a moment that has not happened before. >> it is. it's historic and it's impressive that he's sort of making this gesture and it's being well handled i think by the israelis, the fact netanyahu is not there -- that he is not there. >> not there and that has a lot of political significance. >> correct. >> they don't want to make it appear the u.s. is choosing sides. >> a lot of the bra have va dough bravado calls he's moving it to jerusalem it reversed. he doesn't want to incite palestinian protests and trying to keep the situation calm. >> this is also a president whoo throughout his campaign pledged that the united states would be what he would call a better friend to israel, more