The agreements between Jordan and Israel, which were presented by US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday evening, will not lead to an immediate calm in the wave of terror.

The wave of stabbings, vehicular attacks and Molotov cocktails is now being fed by the panic and fear which are disrupting life in Israel and serving as an incentive for young Palestinians who are incited on the social networks. It is also being fed by the narrative of the alleged “executions” of the stabbers, which has become deeply rooted among the Palestinian public, and by the wild incitement from Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

The impact of the false call “Al-Aqsa is in danger” has been significantly reduced on the Palestinian street, so the agreement Secretary of State Kerry managed to reach with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, King Abdullah and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan will not lead to an immediate change, but could definitely contribute to a change in atmosphere.

Kerry’s statement should also be kept in perspective: The understandings were not presented as a written agreement, but as a statement made by Kerry the mediator. This means that they are less binding diplomatically and in terms of international law and, more importantly, each side can interpret them differently.

For that reason, Kerry’s statement was also worded in vague terms rather than specific legal terms. We should also pay attention to the fact that Kerry presented the understandings on the Temple Mount as agreements between King Abdullah and Prime Minister Netanyahu. Abbas is not part of these agreements, so they do not bind him, although it’s likely that the Jordanians got Netanyahu to make a small concession towards Abbas.

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