Secretary of State John Kerry says he’s cautiously optimistic on defusing the recent spate of violence in Israel and the Occupied Territories. Kerry spoke after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Berlin.

Secretary of State John Kerry: “I come directly from several hours of conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and I would characterize that conversation as one that gave me a cautious measure of optimism that there may be some things that could be, in the next couple of days, put on the table which would have an impact, I hope, on the perceptions of everybody engaged that there is a way to defuse the situation and begin to find a way forward.”