Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett there needed to be “calm” between Israelis and Palestinians, as violence has surged in Israel and the occupied West Bank. During a telephone call with Bennett, the king emphasised “the importance of achieving calm in order to avoid any escalation in the Palestinian territories”, a statement from the royal court said. Abdullah called for “removing all obstacles to Muslim prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, particularly with the start of the holy month of Ramadan, and to prevent provocations that could lead to an…