High-level Palestinian and Israeli delegations will meet in Jordan on Sunday, both sides said, in an attempt to reduce surging tensions ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Israel said the prime minister's national security adviser as well as the chief of the Shin Bet domestic security agency were to attend. The head of the Palestinian intelligence services as well as advisers to President Mahmoud Abbas were expected to join.
Abbas' office said the Palestinians would “stress the need to stop all Israeli unilateral actions.” An Israeli official said the meeting was meant to ease tensions ahead of Ramadan and came after an American request. All three officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the meeting with the media.
It’s not clear what the talks might achieve. Israel has pledged to continue fighting militants in the West Bank where the Palestinian Authority often has little control. Israel also is led by a far-right government with members that oppose concessions to the Palestinians and favor settlement construction on occupied lands sought by the Palestinians for a future state.
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