Aaron David Miller

I wonder now, just your question prompts the notion that maybe to actually end up doing this deal, the U.S.

may have to construct this channel.

They're divided as well, but I think they have a much greater sense of wanting to maintain the coherence and the cohesion of the organization itself, which may in fact increase their margin of flexibility.

So I think that's another data point.

where Trump has gone to where no other American president has been before on that issue alone.

I might add that before his newly found love affair with the Qataris last year –

I think the president described Qatar as a sponsor of terrorism.

Qatar now, of course, is the president's newfound friend.

You've got the 747, which the president will retrofit and probably try to use.

The new Air Force One.

So Qatar is going to remain, whether its critics like it or not, I suspect, as a key contact point.

They did sign one of the, what, four signatories of the piece of paper that was signed in Sharm.

The Egyptians, the Turks, the Israelis, and the Americans signed.

If you should read it, it's six very, very general paragraphs talking about comedy, the need to resolve problems through negotiations, not by force.

It contains not a single detail.

Now, there may be other side agreements of which we're not aware.

It would not be surprising to me if there were.

So the Qataris, the Emiratis, the Saudis, Trump is looking to them, obviously.

And clearly, Trump has no intention of paying for any of this, nor should he, I might add.

This is really a Palestinian issue, needs to be much more tethered to key Arab states that have the resources to