According to a Monday morning 23 Marcheshvan in al-Quds al-Arabi, PA (Palestinian Authority) leader Chairman Abu Mazen rejected a request in Amman last week to take part in the meeting between US Secretary of State John Kerry, Jordan’s King Abdullah and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

According to the report, the PA leader to Secretary Kerry he was unwilling to meet with Netanyahu because the prime minister had blamed him for the widespread Arab sector violence in Israel.

The second reason given is the stalled diplomatic talks between Israel and the PA, which Abu Mazen blames on Israel.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)