Kerry had high hopes of deal in the region nine years ago . He has made more than a dozen trips to the region to conduct negotiations . But as time rolled by with little progress , Kerry sought to get Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to agree to a framework , which would form the basis for a comprehensive peace treaty . He had been optimistic , but now he sounds resigned with deadline for talks fast approaching . He says the U.S. will now decide what 's ` ` possible and what is not possible ''
Kerry had high hopes of deal in the region nine years ago . He has made more than a dozen trips to the region to conduct negotiations . He had been optimistic , but now he sounds resigned with deadline for talks fast approaching . He says the U.S. will now decide what 's ` ` possible and what is not possible ''