Paris – Trying To Ease Tensions, Kerry To Meet With Netanyahu, Abbas

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    File: Secretary Kerry Meets With Palestinian Authority President Abbas in Amman, Jordan. (Photo Credit: U.S. State Department)Paris – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he would meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Germany this week, followed by talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas after more than two weeks of violence between Israelis and Palestinians.

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    It is the first time Kerry has confirmed media reports of a meeting with both Netanyahu and Abbas. He did not say where he planned to meet Abbas only that it would be in the Middle East. However, the meeting is widely expected to take place in Jordan .

    “Later this week I will meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu because he will be in Germany…and then I will go to the region, I will meet with President Abbas, I will meet King Abdullah and others,” Kerry said during a lunch at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris.

    While in Europe Kerry said he would also hold meetings on Syria. He has been pressing Russia to agree on a political transition in Syria which would see President Bashar al-Assad hand over power.

    His comments came as Israel and the United States resumed talks in Jerusalem on future military aid that Netanyahu suspended in protest against the Iran nuclear deal.

    More than 40 Palestinians and seven Israelis have died in the recent street violence in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, triggered in part by Palestinians’ anger over what they see as increased Jewish encroachment on Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound.

    Israel says it is keeping the status quo at the holy compound, which is also revered by Jews as the location of two destroyed biblical Jewish temples.


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    8 years ago

    First this super dunce incites the Arabs by blaming Israel for the violence (i.e. the settlements) now this idiot claims he wants to calm the situation, Please Kerry stay out of the middle east everybody will be better off without you and your boss meddling.

    8 years ago

    There is only one thing that Kerry could say that would redeem his image for me. He must tell Abbas that as long as there is terror, Israel will only deal with their defense, and that there will not be a moment of negotiation. Until terror stops, Israel is the victimized enemy, and will not talk.

    However, we already know what Kerry will do. He will twist Israel’s arms again, demand concessions, make an issue of the settlements, offer Abbas money and a shipment of knives. That evil retard needs to retire.

    8 years ago

    May be Netanyahu should ask Kerry “How come the American forces kill more civilians than terrorists in Afghanistan?”

    OyGevald
    OyGevald
    8 years ago

    Well said #2 .

    ayoyo
    ayoyo
    8 years ago

    Why are we subjected to see the biased reports in the media that put the number of the palestinian murderers equally with the murdered jews. There is no way that the two are compatible The palestinians are premeditated killers and the jews are all their victims.

    8 years ago

    Ever notice when the world wants to deflect attention away from something, they pay off the terrorists in Israel to cause trouble and the media focus immediately is on Israel. Iran, Europe, Russia, USA, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Africa, Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya, etc. are all of a sudden no longer remembered.
    Israel must impose a stricter press policy, they had the perfect opportunity when a terrorist used the cover of the press to commit terrorism.

    DanielBarbaz
    DanielBarbaz
    8 years ago

    Abbas looks like he just ate a giant dinner and does not have room left even for Jello.

    golani
    golani
    8 years ago

    what a joke every minute jews are under attack and all we hear is nonsense of toning down rhetoric.the only way to deal with these terrorists are to kill them enough with the so called peace deals

    8 years ago

    I guarantee this idiot’s solution to the violence will be to “go back to the negotiating table” ( read: Israel, give more “goodwill gestures,” give up more land to the terrorists, I mean, the palis who desperately need a Pali state)!