The US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the ongoing violence in the West Bank and Gaza.
In a meeting held in Jordan, Mr Kerry and President Abbas discussed steps to ease tensions.
Earlier in this week, the US Secretary of State managed to secure Israel’s agreement to place video surveillance around mutual holy sites that had seen recent unrest.
Making a press statement from Jordan alongside Jordan’s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Mr Kerry said,
“I am pleased that [Israeli] Prime Minister [Binyamin] Netanyahu has reaffirmed Israel’s commitment to upholding the unchanged status quo of the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, both in word and in practice.”
Mr Judeh added,
“Jordan not only supports, but demands, that there is an immediate restoration of calm and an end to all violence and provocative actions. It is in our interest, Jordan and the United States, to see things quiet down, calm down.”
In a meeting held in Jordan, Mr Kerry and President Abbas discussed steps to ease tensions.
Earlier in this week, the US Secretary of State managed to secure Israel’s agreement to place video surveillance around mutual holy sites that had seen recent unrest.
Making a press statement from Jordan alongside Jordan’s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Mr Kerry said,
“I am pleased that [Israeli] Prime Minister [Binyamin] Netanyahu has reaffirmed Israel’s commitment to upholding the unchanged status quo of the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, both in word and in practice.”
Mr Judeh added,
“Jordan not only supports, but demands, that there is an immediate restoration of calm and an end to all violence and provocative actions. It is in our interest, Jordan and the United States, to see things quiet down, calm down.”