He wouldn't deny the "Jewish right" to Israel but insisted peace requires ceding of East Jerusalem, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said.

Haaretz has reported that Abbas met on Wednesday in Washington with about 30 Jewish leaders from the Anti-Defamation League, America's Pro-Israel Lobby and the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations in a 2-hour roundtable discussion.

He already addressed the Israeli public on television and asked why Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu wouldn't "go to Palestinian TV and do the same?" said Abbas when asked how he could show he is serious about peace.

He also said, "I would never deny (the) Jewish right to the land of Israel."

Haaretz further reported that Abbas, in an interview later on Wednesday on PBS, said that Israel must cede East Jerusalem as a precondition for peace talks.

Abbas said, "East Jerusalem is occupied territory. The entire world recognizes that including the United States of America. We cannot accept any solution that excludes East Jerusalem."

"We are offering Israel a 57-state solution," referring to the Arab peace initiative offering to normalize ties in exchange for giving up East Jerusalem. Nobody wants war, at least speaking on behalf of the Arab countries," Abbas said in an appearance at the Brookings Institution.

The main demand of the Palestinians is "to end the blockade on Gaza," and "now the entire world stands with us," Abbas further added.

Abbas, referring the recent clash aboard a Gaza-bound ship attempting to break a three-year blockade after Israeli commandos allege they were attacked with knives and clubs on boarding the ship, said, "(Israel) attacked innocent people who were unarmed and had no aggressive intentions." (With Inputs from Agencies)