The decision of the Israeli occupation authorities has given rise to urgent and emergency consideration, first in the Special Political Committee and then in this Assembly, because it tears apart the very fabric and foundation of interna- tional law upon which the United Nations is founded, and beca…
Peace and world prosperity are closely linked to the degree of economic and social progress and ad- vancement. If peace is indivisible, so is the effort to eliminate poverty, disease and illiteracy in a world which must not be divided against itself.
171. The experience of the developed countries, …
I should like to remind everybody here-and a reminder could be useful-that when the General As- sembly adopted its resolution on partition in 1947 [res- olution 181 (II)], Israel did not abide by the partition resolution, and started to wage attacks and assaults in order to grab as much Palestinian …
I have asked to be allowed to speak in the exercise of the right of reply in answer to what Moshe Dayan has said. Because ofthe lateness of the hour my reply will be very short.
342. In his statement Mr. Dayan said that the Jews were a majority in Jerusalem during and throughout the past century an…
The interest manifested by the world and the General Assembly of the United Nations towards this question is not new. The General Assembly, since its earliest years, has included this item in its agenda. This surely indicates that the whole world attaches the ut- most importance to this subject. The…
At this late stage in the debate on the question of Namibia at the resumed thirty-third session of the General Assembly, it is evident and crystal-clear that the racist South African regime is totally unwilling to heed and isin fact incapable ofheeding the VOice of the United Nations, of humanity an…
I should like to express my delegation's profound appreciation to Ambassador Fall of Senegal, the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and to the Vice-Chairmen and Rapporteur, Ambassador Gauci of Malta and the members of the Committee, for th…
Having arrived promptly at 10.30, this morning I thought that I would be delivering a' soliloquy and ! tried to recall how Shakespeare had composed those wonderful soliloquies which we read in his works but, thanks to your kindness in postponing the opening of the meeting, Mr. Pre'sident, I am able …
It is with sincere and deep-felt emotion that Jordan shares the sorrow .of the world on the occasion of the death of a great man, His Holiness Pope John Paul I. We consider it to be a loss not only for the Catholic world but also for mankind in general. We avail ourselves of this opportunity to expr…
The situation in the Middle East, which is the subject of our current debate, has been succinctly and most tellingly portrayed in the Secretary- General's 24-page report of 17 October 1978 [A/33J311- 8/12896]. Impeccable in accuracy, comprehensive, though condensed in size, it must have been a most …
By a remarkable and blatant combination of omissions and commissions,
9 David Ben Gu.rion, Rebirth and Destiny of Israel (New York, Philosophical Library. 1954), pp. 530-531. 10 Sce Foreign Relations ofthe United States, Diplomatic Papers: the Near East and Africa, 1943, Department of State publica…
. Mr. President, it is a privilege to join the distinguished speakers who have preceded me on this rostrum in congratulating you on your unanimous election to the high office of President of the thirty-second session of the General Assembly. It is indeed a categorical acknowledge- ment of your outst…
One learned observer once remarked that if we were to link together the printed material on Palestine, it could span the Atlantic Ocean. No one, I am sure, would want such lengthiness or depth. There are truths so self-evident to the non-partisan that an attempt at vindication would be an uncalled-f…
Yes, this Assembly decided to partition Palestine in 1947. Israel refused to abide by the decision on partition and by means of armed force was able to take over territories that were vaster than those defined in the resolution on partition [resolution 181 (ll)]. That forced the inhabitants of Pales…
Mr. President, as I join my voice to those of the distin- guished speakers who preceded me in congratulating Mr. Amerasinghe on his election to the high office of President of the General Assembly, I do so, not merely to conform to standard General Assembly practice, commend- able as it is, but also…
The question of the Middle East has been a subject of debate by the General Assembly year in and year out for 15 years, in the aftermath of Israel's sneaking and treacherous attack against Egypt, Jordan and Syria'at dawn on 5 June 1967. Since that day of perfidy and in spite of numerous Security Cou…
It is highly regrettable that, since the meeting of 6 September, the Israel authorities should have disregarded the express wish of the United States representative [788th meeting, para. 129], who hoped that Israel would heed the view of the Council, which considered unwise the continua- tion of Isr…
Mr. President, I would not play into the hands of the representative of Israel by trying to reply to his blatant distortions and diversion:ny tactics. I will have a few passing remarks later on., if time permits.
147. For the time being, I shall concentrate on the point before the AssemblyJ which i…
