Report: U.S. Agrees Palestinians Must Recognize Israel as Jewish State

(Ha'aretz) Jack Khoury - The U.S. has accepted Israel's position that any peace agreement with the Palestinians must include recognition of Israel as a Jewish state, Al-Hayat reported Tuesday, quoting senior Palestinian officials. The Americans are pressuring the Palestinians to agree to its inclusion in the framework agreement U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is formulating.