"But the threat of drawing Iran and Syria into a Mideast conflagration is too dangerous for Washington to ignore, argues James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute. And, he says,

the crisis can only be solved with strong U.S. diplomatic leadership.

"All will necessitate a skilled and engaged mediator and U.S. leadership."
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1153087815246&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home
 

"Absent from the scene are big-power heads of state with
the international credibility of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter,
who attempted in his tenure to bring peace to the inflamed region."
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Opinion/Editorials/2006/07/05/1668663.html

Will he confirm his covenant of March 26, 1979 ( Camp David Peace Accords ) with many ....
as it says in Daniel 9:27 ?
Time will tell.

If JC does become the special envoy to Israel, perhaps he will be engaged by Europe for mediation.
But only time will tell.