Following a meeting in Berlin with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed “cautious optimism” that there may be a way to diffuse the tension between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
Mr Kerry said: “I would characterize that conversation as one that gave me a cautious measure of optimism that there may be some things that could be put on the table in the next couple of days.”
These, he said, “would have an impact, I hope, on the perceptions of everybody engaged that there is a way to defuse the situation and begin a way forward.”
In another development, Israeli news site Walla reported that Jordan and the Palestinians have rejected an offer by Mr Kerry to convene a summit with Mr Netanyahu.
