Thursday, October 22, 2015

Kerry, Netanyahu Meet on Violence in Israel

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Berlin for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on ending the recent uptick in violence between Israelis and Palestinians. 

A senior State Department official said Kerry hopes to move the dialogue forward in a “more upbeat way” during his talks with Netanyahu on Thursday and a Saturday meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan. 

“We are hoping to encourage all relevant parties to change the nature of the public discourse, right now, and move things forward in a more positive direction,” the official said en route to Berlin. 

Tensions rise 

At least eight Israelis and about 50 Palestinians have been killed since the violence erupted nearly a month ago when Palestinians began attacking Israeli civilians and soldiers with knives.

Each side blames the other for the unrest. However, U.S. officials have been careful to avoid blaming either Israel or the Palestinians.

 "What we'd like to see are steps being taken, whether they're in word or deed, to reduce the tension," State Department spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday.

  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he is "not optimistic" after his talks with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders. He urged both sides to pull back from the brink of what he says could erupt into a full-blown Palestinian uprising.

"We will continue to support all efforts to create the conditions to make meaningful negotiations possible," Ban said after meeting with Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah. "Our most urgent challenge is to stop the current wave of violence and avoid any further loss of life," he added........voanews.com

22/10/15
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  1. Devant B. Netanyahu, J. Kerry exige "la fin de toute la violence" ...

    Le secrétaire d’État américain John Kerry a exigé jeudi "la fin de toute la violence" entre Israël et les Palestiniens, au début d'une rencontre à Berlin avec le Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu, après trois semaines de troubles.

    "Il est absolument crucial de mettre fin à toutes les incitations, de mettre un terme à toute la violence et de trouver une voie qui permette de construire potentiellement un processus plus large, ce qui n'est pas le cas aujourd'hui", a déclaré John Kerry au côté de Benjamin Netanyahu devant quelques journalistes dans un grand hôtel de la capitale allemande.

    Le chef du gouvernement israélien, qui s'est exprimé le premier devant les caméras, a jugé que la "vague d'attaques est le résultat direct des incitations du Hamas, du mouvement islamiste en Israël et, je suis désolé de le dire, des incitations du président (palestinien Mahmoud) Abbas et l'Autorité palestinienne".

    "Je crois qu'il est temps que la communauté internationale dise clairement au président Abbas d'arrêter de répandre des mensonges à propos d'Israël", a martelé Benjamin Netanyahu, faisant notamment allusion aux règles dites du "statu quo" régissant l'esplanade des Mosquées à Jérusalem..........http://www.rtbf.be/info/dossier/perspectives-dans-le-conflit-israelo-palestinien/detail_devant-b-netanyahu-j-kerry-exige-la-fin-de-toute-la-violence?id=9115357

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