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View all search resultsKerry urges calm in talks with Israeli, Palestinian leaders
Sensitive holy site: An Israeli man prays at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday
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Sensitive holy site: An Israeli man prays at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday. A Palestinian stabbed a Jewish seminary student in Jerusalem on Thursday as the Israeli prime minister barred all Cabinet ministers and lawmakers from visiting a sensitive holy site in the Old City in an effort to calm tensions that have gripped the country for weeks. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner) (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
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span class="caption">Sensitive holy site: An Israeli man prays at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday. A Palestinian stabbed a Jewish seminary student in Jerusalem on Thursday as the Israeli prime minister barred all Cabinet ministers and lawmakers from visiting a sensitive holy site in the Old City in an effort to calm tensions that have gripped the country for weeks. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
The State Department says Secretary of State John Kerry has called the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to express concern over the spate of violence at holy sites in Jerusalem.
In separate calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Kerry said the U.S. was monitoring the escalating bloodshed surrounding a holy site for both Jews and Muslims, Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif. Violence has surged following Israeli lawmakers' visits to the site, which prompted concern among Palestinians over its control.
Israel has now restricted access to the site, but stabbings and other violence continue. The State Department says Kerry stressed the importance of preventing inflammatory rhetoric and that the U.S. would lend support where it can to restore calm. (**)
