Arab states urge Abbas to restore calm; fewer at West Bank protests Monday
several Arab states, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia, urged Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas last week to work to calm tensions and prevent further escalation of violence in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
The states are concerned that the violence could mark the start of a third intifada.
The arab governments expressed concern that a full-blown intifada would lead to a loss of control over the Palestinian street and lead to the empowerment of extremist groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
According to Palestinian sources, Abbas’s office has been in contact with the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which sent a similar demand to work more aggressively against the escalating violence.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-states-call-on-abbas-to-restore-calm-as-west-bank-protests-dwindle/
