Article: Israel to invite Palestinian prime minister to discuss peace after new Cabinet in place

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Dateline: JERUSALEM Israel will invite Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Mahmoud Abbas to Jerusalem to discuss restarting the stalled peace process once a new Palestinian Cabinet is in place, an Israeli official said Thursday.

Palestinian officials said Thursday that Abbas would agree to meet with Israel's leaders and affirmed that the Palestinian Authority would accept a U.S.-backed peace plan, whose unveiling is expected soon after Abbas' Cabinet is confirmed next week by the Palestinian legislature. However, Israel wants changes in the plan.

The Israeli government's offer came a day after Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, ...

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