But they objected to the call for a settlement freeze, which is a central element.
But the quartet's statement made no new, explicit call for a settlement freeze, adding to a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the talks.
Mr Powell, while endorsing the report, seems to go along with Israel's reservations by fudging the call for a settlement freeze.
Last week, he made clear that, despite the road map's call for a settlement freeze, he did not plan short-term action against settlement activity.
Though Palestinian officials welcomed the call for a settlement freeze, they were disappointed by the Michell committee's flat rejection of their petition for an international observer force.
Despite its call for a settlement, the Justice Department has not disclosed what terms, if any, it will seek from the industry.
Israeli officials are braced for President Obama to repeat his call for a settlement freeze when he makes his major speech on US relations with the Muslim world in Cairo tomorrow.
Aluf Benn advises President Obama to "speak directly to Israelis" in order to garner greater support among them for the president's call for a settlement freeze and to get the Israeli-Arab peace process moving.
Israel had already been thumbing its nose at the president's call for a settlement freeze by authorizing new settlements throughout the West Bank.
The U.S. call for a settlement freeze, support for the building of Palestinian institutions and security apparatuses, veto of the recent United Nations Security Council Resolution, and appeal for direct negotiations, are all consistent with this view.
