My Way News - US seeking clarity on ground rules at key Jerusalem shrine
My Way News reports: "Disputes over the ground rules at a major Jerusalem shrine played an
important role in triggering the current Israeli-Palestinian violence.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting in Amman this weekend with
Jordan's King Abdullah II, custodian of the site, and Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas after holding talks with Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu to clarify those rules."
My Way News - Israel lifts Muslim age limit at Jerusalem shrine
My Way News reports: "Muslim prayers at a major Jerusalem shrine, the epicenter of weeks of
unrest, ended peacefully Friday after Israel lifted restrictions on
worshippers in an apparent bid to ease tensions.
Meanwhile, violence continued in the West Bank where Palestinians threw a
firebomb at an Israeli car, wounding a mother and her two children. An
Israeli news site said one of the children, a 4-year-old girl, was badly
burned."
My Way News - The Latest: Quartet calls for calm amid Mideast tensions
My Way News reports: "The Middle East Quartet is calling on both Israel and the Palestinian
leadership to show 'maximum restraint and avoidance of provocative
rhetoric and actions' in efforts to reduce their conflict.
High-ranking members of the Quartet — the U.N, the EU, the U.S. and
Russia — issued a statement calling for calm after meeting Friday in
Vienna on the sidelines of Syria talks. [...] The statement says Quartet envoys will travel to the region in the near future to help mediate an end to the conflict."
Comment: The status of the Temple Mount is at the top of the international agenda and great powers are once again ready to try to divide the land of Israel in search of peace. Is the "Covenant with Many" close at hand?
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