Abbas: Trump Offered US Peace Plan Based on Confederation with Jordan

BY TOVAH LAZAROFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH, JPost-— The United States presented Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas with a peace deal based on a confederation with Jordan, the Israeli left-wing organization Peace Now reported on Sunday. The group publicized the possibility of a US-led confederation peace plan after it met with the PA leader in Ramallah.…

Abbas voices support for tripartite ‘confederation’ with Israel and Jordan

By RAPHAEL AHREN, Times of Israel— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has voiced interest in a tripartite confederation with Jordan and Israel, in what would appear a dramatic departure from his longstanding insistence on a two-state solution, according to Israeli peace activists and a Palestinian official. According to the dovish Peace Now group, a senior…

Pew’s New Analysis: 42% of US Jews Reject their Religion

By JNI, Breaking Israel News— The Pew Research Center on Wednesday published an analysis of beliefs and behaviors across denominations that identifies important traits that unite people of different religious affiliations—or divide people who share the same affiliation – producing a new and revealing classification of religion in America (The Religious Typology – A new…