Zip mattic path to ending this violence? the u.n. secretary general came here, it was a surprise visit. i think we need to be keeping our eyes on u.s. secretary of state john kerry who today meets with prime minister netanyahu in germany and he will later in the week be meeting with king abdullah of jordan and president mahmoud abbas of the palestinian authority. what he s trying to do is work out some sort of arrangement whereby the status quo, which is an informal, unwritten arrangement on the temple mount as it s known for muslims, h he wants to put it in writing. he wants to get the three parties involved.