The discussions will focus on the growing threat Iran poses to regional stability, and on advancing multilateral security cooperation with integrated air and missile defenses.
“For each stone that is thrown, a [Palestinian] shop should be closed,” Smotrich said.
The US now has no official diplomatic offices in the Palestinian territories, and provides no consular services to Palestinians.
The Palestinian shooting attack in the West Bank that claimed the lives of two brothers during the summit underscored the urgent need to halt the violence.
The meeting is aimed at giving Palestinians hope for a political future, a senior Jordanian official stated.
Some Palestinian factions called on the PA to boycott the meeting, describing the meeting as “a betrayal of the blood of the martyrs.”
Jordan will host a meeting of Israeli and Palestinian representatives which aims to stop escalation and reengage the two sides.
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