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Palestinian Prez discusses Mideast tension with Jordanian King, Putin

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has discussed the growing tension with Israel in East Jerusalem during two separate phone conversations with King Abdullah II of Jordan and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

On Monday, Abbas exchanged views with King Abdullah, accusing the Israeli police forces of acting “brutally towards the safe worshipers, in flagrant violation of international law and the legal and historical status of the status quo in the holy city.”