US President Joe Biden met with King Abdullah II of Jordan on Friday to discuss “urgent mechanisms to stem violence” in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The two leaders met in the wake of Israel’s killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh earlier this week and a series of Israeli raids on the Al-Aqsa compound during and after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. “The leaders consulted on recent events in the region and discussed urgent mechanisms to stem violence, calm rhetoric and reduce tensions in Israel and the West Bank,” the White House said after the private meeting bet…