31.   On Wednesday, Sharon turned down a request from U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell that Zinni be allowed through an Israeli military blockade to see Arafat.

32.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat warned in an interview broadcast Friday that the six-month Israeli blockade of the Palestinian areas could cause food riots.

33.   The cease-fire agreement includes the eventual lifting of an Israeli blockade of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

34.   The Israeli blockade of Gaza was expected to be discussed.

35.   The Israeli blockade of Jenin followed a suicide bombing in the Israeli city of Nahariya on Sunday.

36.   The Palestinians also called for the withdrawal of Israeli tanks and an easing of the Israeli military blockade of Palestinian towns and villages.

37.   The Palestinians also called for the withdrawal of Israeli tanks and an easing of the Israeli military blockade of Palestinian towns.

38.   The Palestinians have suffered a prolonged and economically crippling Israeli blockade.

39.   Thousands more Palestinians were prevented from traveling to Jersualem for the Mass of the Resurrection because of an Israeli blockade.

40.   Towns in the West Bank have been under Israeli blockade for much of that time, with residents barred from leaving.