If the Palestinian authority -- either by co-optation , bribery or retirement or just Hamas 's own calculation -- can manage to make this current quiet period last , and if the administration is well positioned to say that the Palestinians really are making a serious effort , then the administration will be emboldened to confront Israel later this year , '' said Aaron David Miller , a veteran Middle East negotiator in several administrations .
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