The Palestine Chronology

PA Executive Authority (EA) meeting is held in Ramallah. (VOP 5/18 in FBIS 5/20; PR 5/24)

IDF enters Dura village nr. Hebron--a zone B area under PA security control. (QY 5/18 in FBIS 5/20; WP 5/19; MM 5/20)

Citing 100s of warnings of imminent attacks, IDF cancels all measures related to easing the closure currently in effect. Only transfer of goods will continue; humanitarian cases, VIPs, foreigners, diplomats, medical teams will be allowed to enter. (QY 5/18 in FBIS 5/20) (see 5/16)

Hamas spokesman in Jordan Ibrahim Ghawshah says Hamas will continue military operations, Zahhar does not speak for the movement but under PA pressure. (AFP, QY, RMC, VOP 5/18 in FBIS 5/20) (see 5/17)

PA arrests human rights advocate Iyad Sarraj on charges of slander and distortion after he is quoted by NYT columnist Anthony Lewis in an op-ed piece (5/6) as saying the PA is "corrupt, dictatorial, and oppressive." (NYT, WP 5/20; WT 5/21; MEI, PR 5/24) (see 12/7/95)