Jordanian officials have shunned public announcements, apparently for fear of exacerbating emotions in a country where half the population is Palestinian.
But after four-and-a-half years of reading and hearing what Palestinian political, religious, and intellectual leaders write and say, I have sadly concluded that the Arab-Israeli conflict has yet to undergo a fundamental transformation.
But his longer-term strategy is to ensure that a future Palestinian state, which Mr Netanyahu half-heartedly says he would tolerate, is tightly circumscribed.
But given that America has twice vetoed such proposals in the United Nations Security Council, even Mr Powell's half-hearted endorsement sounded like music to Palestinian ears.
The Palestinian Neuroscience Initiative has already submitted eight research papers, half of which have been published and half are still under academic review.