Secretary of State John Kerry tapped former U.S. ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk to lead new peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians Monday evening in Washington.

Kerry said after years of stalled negotiations,the Mideast rivals are on a path to a “reasonable compromise” they hope will satisfy both Israel and the Palestinian territories. Still, Monday’s summit essentially just lays the foundation for the real negotiations between the two sides over a variety of issues that still divide them.