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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's motorcade is parked near al-Hussein mosque while Kerry meets with Jordan's King Abdullah II at Al-Hummar Palace in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. America's top diplomat is trying to nudge Israel and the Palestinians closer to signing an accord, setting up a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Kerry said Saturday that progress is being made, yet key hurdles are yet to be overcome. Kerry's talks on Sunday with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah are likely to also touch on the war in Syria, rising violence in Iraq, and Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Kerry )

US Secretary of State John Kerry (2L) leaves after a meeting with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia at the King's desert encampment, on January 5, 2014, in Rawdat Khuraim. Kerry rejected Israeli and Palestinian claims of US bias as he made a whistlestop trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia to woo support for his peace plan. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 525771948 )

Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (R) listens as US Secretary of State John Kerry as he makes a statement to the press at King Khalid International Airport on January 5, 2014 in Riyadh. Kerry rejected Israeli and Palestinian claims of US bias as he made a whistlestop trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia to woo support for his peace plan. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 525770380 )

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal pauses as he makes a statement to the media in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. After his short stay in Amman, Kerry flew to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and then took a 30-minute helicopter ride to King Abdullah's desert palace. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Saudi Kerry )

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (L) greets US Secretary of State John Kerry at King Khalid International Airport on January 5, 2014 in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Kerry rejected Israeli and Palestinian claims the US was biased as he made a whistlestop tour of allies Jordan and Saudi Arabia to woo support for his peace plan. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 525767327 )

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah before their meeting in Rawdat Khurayim, a secluded royal hunting retreat in Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Saudi Arabia US Kerry )

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah before their meeting in Rawdat Khurayim, a secluded royal hunting retreat in Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Saudi Arabia US Kerry )

US Secretary of State John Kerry boards a flight to Saudi Arabia at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital Amman on January 5, 2014. Kerry is visiting Jordan and Saudi Arabia while in the Middle East after spending three days of intense shuttle diplomacy in Jerusalem and Ramallah in an effort to bring a peace deal between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 525767324 )

U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Stuart E. Jones, left, King Abdullah II of Jordan, center, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, second left, and other officials gather before a meeting at al-Hummar Palace in Amman on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. America's top diplomat is trying to nudge the two closer to signing an accord, setting up a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Kerry said Saturday that progress is being made, yet key hurdles are yet to be overcome. Kerry's talks on Sunday with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah are likely to also touch on the war in Syria, rising violence in Iraq, and Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Kerry )

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) arrives at Ben Gurion Airport January 2, 2014 near Tel Aviv, Israel. Kerry traveled to the Mideast for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials to finalize a framework to guide the final stages of a comprehensive Middle East peace agreement. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 525726332 )

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, from left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas talk, while Palestine Liberation Organization senior official Yasser Abed Rabbo and Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat exchange words at the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Kerry is on his 10th visit to the region to try to craft a peace treaty that would create a Palestinian state alongside Israel. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians Kerry )

A man watches a motorcade with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heading for a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Kerry is on his 10th visit to the region to try to craft a peace treaty that would create a Palestinian state alongside Israel. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians Kerry )

Israeli protesters call for the release of Jonathan Pollard (portraits), a Jewish American who was arrested in 1985 for giving Israel thousands of secret documents about US espionage in the Arab world, during a protest in Jerusalem on January 2, 2014, outside the hotel where the US Secretary of State is staying during his four-day visit. Pollard is a convicted Israeli spy and a former US Naval civilian intelligence analyst who received a life sentence in the mid 1980s. Israeli MPs handed President Shimon Peres a petition on January 1 urging the United States to release imprisoned Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, after reports Washington spied on its own allies. GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images ( 525730110 )

Palestinian Dr. Laila Ghannam, the governor of Ramallah and al-Bireh, inspects an area attacked by suspected Jewish settlers in the Jalazoun refugee camp north of Ramallah, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. Israeli police say suspected Jewish vandals set fire to three vehicles in the West Bank early Tuesday and sprayed threatening graffiti referencing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ahead of his expected visit to the region this week. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )

Palestinians chant slogans and wave Palestinian and red flags, background, that represent the Palestinian Marxist-Leninist secular political and military organization, during a demonstration organized by the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, against resuming peace talks with Israel in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returns to the region Thursday, the American message to the Israeli and Palestinian leaders is clear It's time to start making hard decisions , Kerry is bringing his own ideas for the outlines of a peace deal, and early indications are that the plan will include hard-to-swallow choices for both sides. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. America's top diplomat is trying to nudge Israel and the Palestinians closer to signing an accord, setting up a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Kerry said Saturday that progress is being made, yet key hurdles are yet to be overcome. Kerry's talks on Sunday with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah are likely to also touch on the war in Syria, rising violence in Iraq, and Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Kerry )

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, removes his jacket as he meets with Senator John McCain, center, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, center right, ahead of their meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman at the David Citadel hotel in Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Israel US Kerry )

U.S. Sen. John McCain listens to a question during a press conference at the David Citadel hotel in Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Republican Sen. McCain said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "serious, serious concerns" about parts of the proposal Secretary of State John Kerry is using to broker peace with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Israel McCain )

Senator John McCain poses with a tourist for a picture before a press conference at the David Citadel hotel on January 3, 2014 in Jerusalem. US Secretary of State John Kerry, along with McCain launched a second day of talks with Israelis and Palestinians, seeking to hammer out a framework to guide negotiations towards a peace deal. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 525740053 )

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) greets US Secretary of State John Kerry before a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office on January 2, 2014 in Jerusalem. Kerry traveled to the Mideast for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials to finalize a framework to guide the final stages of a comprehensive Middle East peace agreement. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 525728872 )

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a press conference before a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Kerry said that finding peace between Israel and the Palestinians is not "mission impossible." (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Israel Kerry )

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, listens as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement to the press before their talk at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Kerry said that finding peace between Israel and the Palestinians is not "mission impossible." (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Israel Kerry )

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wait to make statements to the press before a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office on January 2, 2014 in Jerusalem. Kerry traveled to the Mideast for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials to finalize a framework to guide the final stages of a comprehensive Middle East peace agreement. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 525728899 )

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, pauses while speaking before a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before a meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Kerry said that finding peace between Israel and the Palestinians is not "mission impossible." (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Israel Kerry )

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, arrives ahead of his meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, at the David Citadel hotel in Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Israel US Kerry )

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (C-R) greets US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) ahead of their meeting at the David Citadel hotel January 3, 2014 in Jerusalem. Kerry traveled to the Mideast for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials to finalize a framework to guide the final stages of a comprehensive Middle East peace agreement. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 525737096 )

Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat (R) listens while US Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement to the press after a meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas at the presidential compound, on January 4, 2014, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Kerry is in the Mideast for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials to finalize a framework to guide the final stages of a comprehensive Middle East peace agreement. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 525753669 )

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem on January 5, 2014. The US top diplomat set off early for Jordan and then Saudi Arabia, after three days of intense shuttle diplomacy between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 525764445 )

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on January 5, 2014. Israel rejects any US-proposed security concessions for the Jordan Valley, a cabinet member close to Netanyahu said, as US Secretary John Kerry visited the Middle East. ABIR SULTAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 525765601 )

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives for a meeting at the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on January 4, 2014. US Secretary of State John Kerry was seeking to brush aside bitter recriminations from both sides and push forward the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks on a third day of shuttle diplomacy. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 525751581 )

Security wait for the arrival of US Secretary of State John Kerry at Ben Gurion Airport on January 2, 2014 near Tel Aviv, Israel. Kerry traveled to the Mideast for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials to finalize a framework to guide the final stages of a comprehensive Middle East peace agreement. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images ( 525729286 )

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards his plane at Ben Gurion International Airport as he heads to Jordan, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Kerry is heading to Jordan and Saudi Arabia to discuss his effort to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians, yet his conversations with the U.S. allies will undoubtedly turn to other Mideast trouble spots. Kerry said Saturday that progress is being made in the Israeli-Palestinian talks, yet key hurdles are yet to be overcome. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians )