(FILES) This file photo shows a handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on January 29, 2018, of Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas at the Al-Husseiniya Palace in Amman. - US officials working on a Middle East peace plan have asked Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas about forming a confederation with Jordan, Abbas told activists on September 2, 2018, according to one of them.
Abbas recounted the conversation he had with White House aides Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt during a meeting with Israeli peace activists in Ramallah, said Hagit Ofran of the Peace Now NGO, who attended. (Photo by Yousef ALLAN / Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / JORDANIAN ROYAL PALACE / YOUSEF ALLAN" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS