Israel Accedes to U.S. Plan for Arafat but Resists U.N. Inquiry
The Israeli Cabinet, in a 17-9 vote, adopted a proposal by President Bush in which six wanted men inside Arafat's Ramallah compound would serve time in a Palestinian jail under the guard of American and British nonmilitary personnel. In exchange, Arafat would be free to move about the Palestinian territories or travel abroad for the first time since December.

Arafat accepted the U.S. plan, said his aide, Nabil Abu Rdeneh. He spoke after U.S. and British consular officials met with the Palestinian leader in his Ramallah headquarters to convey the U.S. proposal.

The deal would end the standoff at Arafat's shell-shattered compound, which Israeli troops have surrounded since the March 29 start of Israel's military incursion into the West Bank aimed at dismantling Palestinian militias. Dozens of Palestinian gunmen have been killed, including some on Israel's most-wanted list, and more than 1,500 Palestinians remain in Israeli custody.
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