pl mount, now we understand secretary kerry is going to propose to the jordanians who have kcustodianship, that the status quo be put in writing and that there be a mechanism whereby the three parties can consult and avoid the kind of tensions that have flaired to violently in recent weeks. whether that will bring this current spate of attacks and clashes to an end is very difficult to say, because oftentimes when you have a deterioration of the situation here, it takes on a life of its own. there are clashes and attacks. people are killed and wounded, and it becomes a cycle that oftentimes becomes disconnected from the original cause or spark to that cycle. s we shall see whether secretary kerry can, a, pull off