A/39/PV.92 General Assembly

The frustration which we feel at the fact that a further year has elapsed without our having been able to make any progress towards a solution of the Palestinian problem should serve as an incentive to all Member States of the United Nations to redouble our efforts to put an end to the untold sutTerings of this heroic people. 2. Israel, whose sons themselves sutTered physically the harsh and cruel misdeeds of fascism, has now itselfbecome a causer ofvictims rather than a victim, driving the Palestinians from their land and depriving them of their most elementary rights. 3. Nevertheless, although the Palestinians are forced to live as wanderers, they have not been overcome. They' maintain at the higllest level their traditional spint of combat, which will lead them to struggle to the last man for their liberty and independence. 4. The courage and tenacity that have been demonstrated in, the decades-long struggle under.the leadership of their spokesman, the -Palestine Liberation Organization [PLO], against Zionist oppression have been combined b¥ the Palestine people with a desire to seek a negotIated solution to the Palestinian question. 5. In this sense, it is worth recalling that any solution to the problems ofthe region will necessarily have to· involve the restoration of the inalienable rights ofthe Palestinian people, including the right to establish their own State; the withdrawal uf lsrael from the occupied Arab territories, including the Holy City of Jerusalem; the cessation of all acts of hostility against Arab States and the Palestinian people; and mutual recognition of the right of all States in the region to exist in peace. 6. An appropriate negotiating framework would be provided by the convening of an international conference on the Middle East, with the participation of all the parties involved, naturally including the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestin- NEW YORK ian ~ple,and ofother States concerned, such as the SovIet Union and the United States. 7. Unfortunately, as is reflected in the report ofthe Secretary-General [A/39/130 and Add.I], the Gov- ernments ofIstael and the United States have refused to participate in that conference. 8. In line with its aggressive, e~pansionist policy, the Government of Israel obstinately rejects any proposal for negotiations, irrespective of the form it may take. It also disregards the national identity and the ri~ts of the Palestinian people and persists in repression, the settlements policy and its plans to annex the occupied Arab territories. 9. Furthermore, the intransigent attitude of Israel and its protective partner, the United States, has prevented oom~liance with the will of the interna- tional communIty as expressed in many resolutions of the United Nations. 10. This unconditional support of Israel by Ameri- can imperialism, which includes the abuse of the privilege it enjoys under the Charter of the United Nations as a permanent member of the Security Council, is explained solelyby the desire to defend its strategic interests in the r~"n. 11. This brazen collusion was clearly seen in the strategic agreements concluded between Washington and Tcl Aviv, which very soon resulted in the invasion and occupation of southern Lebanon.. 12. In the mean time, both partners are bent on their policy aimed at ~e conclusion of ~para~e agreements along the hnes of the Camp' Davld accords or of the agreement which patriotic resist- ance thwarted in Lebanon. 13. This t~ of agreement, which was condemned at the Meeting of Ministers and Heads of Delegation of Non-Aligned Countries to the thirty..ninth session ofthe General Assembly, held in New York from 1 to 5 October 1984, does not resolve the fundamental problem of the Middle East conflict, namely, the question of Palestine; it ignores the role which the United Nations must play in the solution of that problem and is designed to destroy the unity and capacity for resistance of the Arab nation. 14. This shows how the impe.,ialist policy in the Middle East subordinates the imperialists' alleged friendship with the Arabs to the interests of Israel. This betrayal, as more than one speaker has men- tioned, shows once again that the present AmeriCZil Administration does not hesitate to disregard COID- mitments entered into with its alleged allies and acts in defence of what best assures its strategic interests. 15. The international community must therefore bring all its influence to bear to make sure that Israel and the United States comply with their internation- al obligations and are convinced that peace will not be obtained through separate agreements but, rather, conte~t, the. Middle East· ~nsls deserves pnonty tlce and aggression. attentIOn,. gIven !he magmtude of the. da~ger It 25. The question of Palestine has become an inter- poses to mternatlonal peace and secunty. national criterion by which to categorize world 17. Our country, which has always backed the Powers and distinguish the forces ofjustice, right and heroic struggle of the Arab and Palestinian peoples peace from those of injustice and aggression. again~t imperialism and zioni~m,will spare no t:fforts 26. Experience teaches us that Israel is a State based to bnng ab9ut a c,?mp.rehenslve solut}on leadmIJ to on aggression and the logic of power and that it has the restoration of Justice and peace m the regIOn. rejected any. peaceful .solution because peace is 18. We would not wish to conclude without empha- diametrically opposed to the Zionist doctrine on sizing the efforts made by the Committee on the which Israeli society is built, a militaristic society Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian which receives the basics ofits life from abroad. That People and affirming our support for the recommen- is why Israel has rejected every peace initiative made, dations in its report to the General Assembly as well as all the resolutions and initiatives of the [A/39/35] and for the draft resolutions which have United Nations. This confirms that Israel has no been submitted on the item. desire for or need of peace. Its position is based on ffi £'. racist Zionist convictions and depends on its war 19. ~t: rea Irm our whole-heart~dsupport !,?r the machine supported by the United States. Palestlman combatants and .their sole legItimate ' .. . representative, the PLO. 27. :That IS why, dunng the forty years that the . . .. contltct has ·lasted" we have not once heard Israel 20. The umty of all Arab forces m facmg the true state clearly .that it accepts peace as a possible common enemy has never been more necessary. alternative. All that we hear is the traditional talk 21. Mr. AL-SHAALI (United Arab Emirates) (inter- about the usecurity of Israel". What is security for pretation from Arabic): It gives me pleasure at the Israel? What are the borders of that security? outs~t to convey our tha~ks to Mr. Massal1!ba Sarre, 28. Are they the borders defined by General Assem- Cha~rman of ~he Committee o~ tpe ExerCise of the bly resolution 181 (11) of 29 November 1947, which Inalienable Rights of the Palestll!lan People~ and.to established the State ofIsrael? Israel has gone beyond tht: o~er membe~ ~f the Com~~tteeon their IU~ld, those borders and seized territories that are many objectIve and poSitIve .report [Ibid.]. We apprecIate times bigger than the area allocated to it by that the en:0rts made to discharge the mandate of the resolution. Or are the borders ofIsraeli security those CommIttee and to f<?llow closely ~vents and develop- defined by Zionist doctrine-from the Euphrates to ments 011 the question of PalestIne., the Nile? 22. The report of the Committee has'covered basic 29. Is there any delegation in this Hall that can aspects of that question, in particular those pertain- explain to us what are the borders of the usecurity of ing to Israeli policies and practices which prevent the Israel"? exercise of the inali~nable rights of the Palestinian 30. The' Arabs made their situation clear in the people. 1)te Comm~tt~ hasal~ repot1ed on the Arab peace plan adopted at Fez on 9 September 1982 efforts beIng made WithIn the.Unl!e!l NatIOns sy~tem by the Twelfth Arab Summit Conference.! to put an end to those Israeb pobcles and practices. 3 Th U . d S d fi d' . . . .. h . ,"" 1. e mte tates e me Its posItion m t e 23. Dunng the past weeks Ut t~IS session of the Reagan initiative of 1 September 1982.2 General Assembly we have examIned a great many .. . i ... . matters relating to the question of the Middle East ~2:. ~he Soviet Umon ~efined ItS posItion I~ the which are closely connected to the question of InItiatIve of ~ormer Presl~e~t Brezhnev on 15 Sep- Palestine. One may observe that such connections are tember 1982, as well as m Its proposals of 29 July continuously increasing, and if that fact sheds light 1984 [see A/39/368]. on anything, it is that the question ofPalestine is the 33. The international community has also defined origin and crux of the Middle East conflict. It also its position, through General Assembly resolution makes it clear that failure to sett:e this--problem must, 38/58 C, which provides for the convening ,of an as in the past, have a negative effect on other international peace conference on the Middle East. problems. and thus lead to a continuation and an Isiael has rejected all these initiatives. What, then, is exacerbation of tension. Israel's alternative? ~~de i~o 11~Tted ~~~b~~~ns with no political rights 49. We believe that any initiatives, solutions or proposals that do not take into account the inalien- 37. The second basic principle concerns leaving able national rights ofthe Palestinian people and lead Palestine: the Palestinians may, if they wish, emi- to the exercise ofthose rights, which include the right grate to Arab States or to any other State. He believes to return to their homeland and to establish their that Arab States should ~ive grants to Palestinians own independent State on their national soil, under who choose to leave theIr land. . the leadership of their sole legitimate representative, 38. The third basic principle is that Palestinians the PLO, cannot provide a solid basis for a just and who refuse to leave must declare in writing their. lasting solution to the question of Palestine. loyalty to Israel, with a recognition of the fact that 50. Mr. MOUSHOUTAS (Cyprus): The tragedy of Palestine is the "land of the Jewish people". In Palestine, the agony, the suffering and the unending addition, all Jews have an absolute right, in Kahane's injustice inflicted on the Palestinian people have eyes, to come to Palestine. been the subject of debate in the General Assembly 39. The fourth principle is that Arabs who refuse to for over three decades, eversince the inception ofthe leave or to accept the above-mentioned principles United Nations. During this period, the membership have, according to Kahane, to be forcibly expelled, of the United Nations has increased threefold and without any compensation. the principle ofself-determination has been repeated- 40. Kahane's fifth basic principle is that Arabs who Iy vindicated and upheld, so that the process:of take the oath of loyalty to the Jewish State can be decolonization is nearly completed. Yet, white so expelled if ever a security charge is made against many of us have gained our independence and'have them. Kahane believes that imprisonment is not been able to take our places here in the AsseQibly as sufficient punishment: they must be expelled from sovereign independent States, the people ofPalestine the country. have yet to take their rightful place among us. 41. Kahane's sixth basic principle is that all the 51. The stand of C¥prus on the question",of Pales- Jews of the world are called upon to provide the tine is based on pnnciple and is consistent. Our necessary funds for Jews leaving their countries to go position stems from our firm belief in the purposes to Palestine. and principles of the·Charter of the United Nations; 42. The seventh principle is that "non-Jewish" it is founded on an enduring commitment to the inhabitants, on reaching the age of 18, must do cause of oppressed peoples all over the world strug- compulsory work for three years, after which they ~ing to free themselves from the bondage ofcolonial- must do compulsory work for one month a year. No Ism, aggression and exploitation. Arab should be accepted by a university unless he 52. The question of Palestine involves the life and takes an oath of loyalty to the Jewish State. the existence, the rights and the homeland of the 43. The eighth principle, according to Kahane, is Palestinian people. that Arabs living in Palestine should pay all the taxes. 53. Five million Palestinians remain deprived of It is abundantly clear that the ideas Kahane submit- the most elementary human rights. More than halfof ted to the Israeli Knesset are very similar to those on them live in other States of the world and some live which the law on citizenship .of the German Reich as refugees in their own country. submitted by Hitler to the Reichstag in 1935 was 54. The question ofPalestine is a political problem. based. It concerns the struggle of the people for their 44. History has taught us that there have been many inalienable national right to determine their own attempts to impede the long march towards progress, destiny. It is to be regretted that, despite the total and justice and equality. Among these we recall the unflinching support extended by the majority of the Mogul invasion.ofwestem Asia and eastern Europe, international community, the aspirations of the the crusades a&ainst the Arab east, the racist Nazi Palestinian people have not yet been realized. movement and, finally, European colonization. 55. General Assembly· resolution 3236 (XXIX) 45. All these "invasions, all these movements, ail clearly spells out the inalienable rights of the Pales- these theories went against the tide ofhistory. That is tinian people, including their right to self-determina- le~timate representative ofthe Palestinian people. In in particular, to those countries that hold the key to this connection, I wish to recall the statement made solving the problem of the Middle East, I shall from this rostrum by Mr. Fran~ois Ngarukiyintwali, conclude now by adding Rwanda's urgent appeal to Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of those already made, convinced that one day justice Rwanda, on 9 October last: will be done to all the peoples ofthe Middle East,"and "The rejection of the inalienable rights of the particularly the Palestinian people. . Palestinian people, the occupation of Arab territe- 90. Mr. CHAMORRO MORA (Nicaragua)' (inter- ries, the annexation of the Holy City of Jerusalem, pretation from Spanish): In our recent statements at an aggressive policy in constant defiance of the the current session of the Assembly during the principles of international law-these are some debates on apartheid and Namibia, my delegation aspects of a continuing crisis which the United has spoken of the blame attaching to the United Nations constantly deplores, a crisis that is the States for the suffering ofthe peoples ofSouth Africa responsibility of one State that has not drawn the and Namibia, because of its direct support for, and lessons ofitsown history and has therefore become links with, the racist regime of South Africa. Today, an implacable and unyielding enemy of a people as we face a similar situation in considering the fighting for the recognition of its most elementary question ofPalestine, we cannot but state once again and fundamental rights." [26th meeting, para. 45.] that it is the United States, with its strategic alliance 85. But, after all, where can we find the solution? In with Israel, th~t }S really respons!ble for t~e sufferings the total and prompt implementation of United of ~he Pales~IDlan ~eople, which con.tlDues to ~e Nations resolutions on the Palestine problem, which demed the nght to Its own State on Its own SOlI. is the core of the Middle East problem as a whole. 91. In the final analysis, the suffering of the Pales- Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 tinian people, the denial of its fundamental rights, (1973) are the foundation on which a solution to the the massacres of which it has been the victim problem must be based. Unfortunately, we cannot throughout its history, are consequences of policies close our eyes to the fact that the parties concerned of force, of imperialist policies of the United States have taken exception to this. But not a single step in the Middle East. Those policies form part of a towards a solution can be taken if some minimum whole, an integrated global policy based on the common ground of agreement is not reached. These interests that the United States shares with its allies resolutions do contain the essential elements for a throughout the world. Amon, those allies we should just and equitp.ble solution. Hence, my delegation mention in particular Israel ID the Middle East; the appeals to all the iJarties concerned to abide by them, Pretoria regime in southern Africa; and El Salvador each in its own specific sphere. and Honduras· in Central America. 86. An international peace conference on the Mid- 92. In its edition of 2 December, the American dIe East, the principle of which was proposed by the newspaper LosAngeles Times published an interview International Conference on the Question of Pales- with the United States representative to the United iis sole authentic representative, ,he PLO, and con- sidered that any agreement on the question of Palestine entered into without the participation of the PLO was null and void.6 115. Moreover, the Fourth Islamic Summit Confer- ence, held at Casablanca from 16 to 19 January 1984, adopted several resolutions on the question of Pales- tine [seeA/39/131 and Corr.I] in which it recognized that a just peace can be established in the region only with the total and unconditional withdrawal by Israel ~ion from the occupied territories, the Israeli authori- ties, in an announcement dated 30 October 1984, are said to be planning to construct a further settlement in Halhul, after expelling 24 Palestinian families. On 28 October, Jewish terrorists attacked a bus trans- porting some Arabs, killing one passenger and wounding 11 others. In addition, we should note in passing the persistent harassment of the Left Bank universities, the imprisonment of Palestinians with- out warrant, the shocting on sight of Arab inhabi- tants by Jewish settlers and Israeli soldiers, the detention ofnationalists, including the former Mayor ofNablus, and the profanation of mosques, inclu,ding the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron. 119. Such Israeli practices are of course not only in flagrant violation of international law and of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time ofWar, of 12 August 1949,S but also coatrary to the spirit and the letter of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council. What is even more serious is that it appears that the Israeli Government. intends to pursue its policy of establishing additional settle- ments in the occupied territories so that, according to forecasts, their popuhltion will reach the minimum figure of 100,000 Israeli settlers by 1987 and 190,000 by 2010. 120. In the face of these disturbing prospects, we feel it is the duty ofStates with any decisive influence on Israel to recall it to reason and make it understand that its present military superiority is no more than ephemeral and that, in addition, the peace of the tomb of which it is today the apostle cannot replace lasting peace based on Justice in the Middle East. 121. On the strength of those principles~ we are pleased to endorse the relevant provisions ofGeneral Assembly resolution 38/58 C, which welcomed the call for the convening of an international conference on peace in the Middle East in conformity with the following guidelines: first, the etijoyment by the Palestinian people of its legitimate and inalienable rights, including the right to return, the right to self.. determination and the right to establish its own ".~United ~ations, which re~~gnize, affirm and guara.n- "I have just now returned from one of my visi~s tee the nght of the Palestl.nIaJ? pe0t:!le to retufl? to .ItS to our troops in Lebanon. I want to tell you that m homeland, to self-dete~lI~atlOn,,:Ithout foreign 10- the 'Peace for Galilee' operation the IDF has tervention and to estabbsh Its own mdependen~ ~tate brilliantly achieved .all its missions, as instructed on its national soil and which call f~r u~condItlo~al by the Government. We have succeeded in elimi- I~raeli withdrawal .from all the temtones occupIed nating the huge PLO terrorist military infrast~c- smce 1967, mcludmg Jerusalem. ture in southern Lebanon and we are now enclr- 143. Israel has defied the General Assembly, the eling the bases of terrorism and its headq.uarters in Security .Council. the Secretary-General, and the Beirut itself. In the course of the operatIOn, faced Commltt~~ on th~ Exercise of the Inalienable Rights with a Syrian decision to interfere !n the air.and on ofthe Palestinian People when it rejected the idea of the ground, we also suc<:eeded m ~reakmg the convening an international peace conference on the strategic hold of the Synan Army m Lebanon, Middle East. Israel would like a new Camp David, which had provided a massive support to PLO because the Camp David accords were based on terrorism. d.epriving the Palestinian people of its national "On that background, I wish to express. to you nghts. ~ose accords.encouraged.Israel to an~ex land my deep appreciation for your understandmg and by cr<:a!mg new. faits f!ccomplls. It prom!sed. th.e your determined stand in the struggl<: against PalestInIans adnllnIst.ratlve auton~my covermg md~- international terrorism . . . You are entitled, Mr. viduals but not theIr lands, their farms or theIr Secretary to be proud of your achievements.". waters. This is what Israel wants from the Arabs. 8 R ' d' h 1982 '.' t Leba . . . . W h' 14. egar 109 t e aggression agams - 144. !srael dIctates. 'Yhat. It want~ to as mgt~n, non, the two above-mentioned journalists compared which ID the same SPII'!t rejects the Idea ~f ~onvenmg the role of Washington in the previous Israeli wars a peace .confereI}ce m accordanc~ with. G.eneral against the Arabs and its role during the Israeli Asse~bly resolutIon 38/58 C. It IS .contmumg to invasion of Lebanon, saying: "Neither in the Yom W0rs.hlp the struct?re erect~d followmg the ~aII!P Kippur War nor in the Six-Day War befo~e it had Davld accords.on ILhe rema!ns .o~ Arab Palestme m Israel enjoyed such heartening understandmg from order to deal WIth the Arabs mdlvldually and to force Washington.". them to shameful surrender. . . . b bl d e h 149 On prevIous occaSIOns, my delegation has }45~ Is.rael would n~t have e~n a e to..elY t. e spoken in the General Assembly on the ;staggering mte~atlon~ communIty byrefusmg to partiCIpate ID amounts ofassistance Israel receives from the Ameri- an mternatlonal peace c,?nfe~en~e, and w~uld not can Administration in the form of grants, showing have ~eeI} able ~o persISt ~n Its aggressIve. and that each Israeli gets about $1,000 per year, a figure expanslODlst pract!ces, annexmg ~h~ Gola~ Hel8l!ts that is expected to reach $3,000 in 1986. At this very an~.Jerusal~p1, WIthout the ~nhmlted d}plo.~'!tIC, moment, there are joint American-Israeli committees pobtlcal, mtl}tary and economIC supp,?rt It receIves working in complete secrecy to develop all aspects of f~om the Un!ted States. The November 1?81 strate- the strategic alliance between the two countries. In gIC c9-<?peratlOp agreement between Washlpgto~ and addition, in the second part of its ninety-eighth reI AVIV has WIdened and become a st~ategJc a~hance session, the United States Congress enacted law ~o. In !he full ~ense of the word, an ~hance ~hre~ted 5377, .which authorizes the President of the UOIted agaI~st t~e Interests of the Ara~ natIon and Its nght States to conclude a commercial agreement with !O bve .ID peace. It IS an all..an~e that e~dangers Israel granting it full customs exemption and exemp- mternatlOnal peace and secunty m the regIOn and tion from restrictions on Israeli products. The Execu- beyond.. tive Director of the so-called American-Israel Public 146. United States support for Israel has kn~wn no Affairs Committee, which is the expression of the limits, including aiding Israel in its wars aga~nst the Zionist lobby in the Congress, on. 22 May 1984 Arabs, especially the June 1967 war~ In hiS book produced,lwritten testimony to the Ways and Means entitled Taking Sides: America's secret relations with Committee of the Congress~ in which he explained a militant Israel,11 Stephen Green states the follow- the reason for calling for the creation ofa free market ing: between the United States and Israel. "There were forms of ~aterial assistance. re- 150. I shall quote the following passage fr9m that quired by Israel. On May ",3, JohnsoJ} authOrIzed written testimony: I an emergency ait shipment cif armou~d personnel .....~_~ carriers, tank spue pmg, spare partS"for the Hawk "'Quoted in English by the speaker. encou~a8.e IsraeL..to develop Its,fap'!blhtles aimed at "The Palestinian lands are part of the Arab estabhshm8. the Greater Israel which wouldgextend nation; indeed, they are the very heart ofthe Arab from the NIle to the Euphrates. I~ fact, Is~ael s goals nation The people ofPalestine a-e part ofthe Arab are contrary to those of the Umted NatIOns. As a . ·T·h co. • 1. • result ofthe Camp David accords Israel escalated its !tatlon. ~relore, a$8ressl(~n agamst the Pa!estm- 1 l· b .' 1 f 60 lan people IS aggression agamst the Arab natIOn. It sett ements ~ ICy Yassummg con!ro 0 pe.r cent is the' .inning of the Israeli expansionist scheme of the land m the West Bank. Smce 1967, It has "du"'~h bl· h . f· I I" established 160 settlements in the West Bank, 19 in alme ~tt e esta IS ~ent 0 a greater srae!,State the Gaza Strip and 41 in the Golan Heights. Israel is .extendmg from the NIle to th~ Euphrates: still working hard to settle 100,000 Jews in the 157. The G~neral Assembly, which has consistently occupied areas by 1985. At the same time, Israel shown tha! It und~rstands t~e nature of the fight contmues to violate human rights in the occupied waged agamst us sm<:e our I,!dependence and h~ Arab territories Those viOlations are serious and supported our people m Palestme, must fulfil at thIS very few deny that they are similar to Nazi practices. session t~~ great responsibility entrust~ to it u!1der Israel practises terror, murder, arbitrary arrest, col- the provlslons~f the Charter of the UnIted Nations. lective punishment, demolition of Arab houses, Consequently, It mus~ spare no effo~ to en,!ble ~e expulsion, deportation, and expropriation of lands Arab people of Pa!estme t~ recover Its full ~ghts m and of water resources. Moreover, Israel undermines acc~rdance .wIth. mtematlOna~ law, of which the the economic and social infrastructures closes uni- Umted Nations IS the custodian. , , versities and schools, punishes teachers and students. 153. In conclusion, I should like to express{)ur Such practices occur daily. The Palestinian child is appreciation to the Secretary-General and to the Unite~ .States imperialism, and ~ully sUPP9r.t the 167. The international community and all its mem- Palestmtan. people, headed. by .th.eu sole legitimate bers must actively contribute to the establishment of rep~esel}tatlve, th.e .PL9, m th~Ir struggle for th.e an equitable pOSition for the Arab people of Pales- !~zatlOn of their mall~nable nght to ~elf-det~rml- tine. That is why we again express appreciation ofthe nation and to the establIshment of their own lOde- conclusions adopted at Fez on 9 September 1982 by pendent State. the Twelfth Arab Summit Conference,I which estab- 161. The Czechoslovak delegation shares the seri- lished prerequisites favourable for the solution ofthe ous concerns of many other delegations about the Palestine question. dangerous chauvinistic logic of the ruling circles of 168. A compass for the establishment of lasting Israel: Although those rule~ talk a great deal about peace in the Middle East, including a just settlement th~ nght of Israel to a!1.mdependent. and secure ofthe Palestine question, is provided by the'propos- e?tlsteI!ce, they are not wdlIn~ !O recognize the same als put forward by the Soviet Union on 15 September ngh~s m respect o(the Palestmlan peop~e. ~srael us.es 1982.3 We fully support also the latest Soviet propos- the Illegal ~cupatlOn. of ~he Arab temto~es ~or ItS als [see A/39/368], which reflect the justified desires pr~datory alms..It mamtams and fan~ tensions m the of the Arab people of Palestine to put an end to the Mlddl~ ~st regIOn a!1d ~rsecutes the Arab people of Israeli occupation and to do away with its conse- P~est!ne m the te~tones of other States also, thus quences in all the occupied Palestinian territories. vlolatmg the sovereignty of those States. They offer the Palestinians a possibility of imple- 162.. What are the root causes of this state of menting their right to self-determination and to the affairs? The present crisis situation has been created establishl!1ent of their. own State! while demandi~g as a result and component of an extensive attack on the eff~ctlve safegu~rdmg of t~e right of all St~tes m progressive development in the Arab world. Israel's the regIOn to securIty and an 1Ddepe~dent eX:lstence ruling class plays in this attack the role of a striking an~ ~evelopment, ~ased. on complIance With the force, while at the same time also pursuing its own pnnclple of full reciprocity. ; selfish goals. 169. Historical experience teaches us to reject at- 163. Therefore, the Middle East crisis is not only a tempts tq influence ~h~ developments in the.Mid~le clash between the Zionist forces at present ruling in East such ~s the Klssmger, step-by~step pohcy, tile Israel and the Arab people; it is a conflict between the Camp Davld accords and the Reagan plan of 1 Arab national liberation movement and one of the September 1982.2 forms or branches of world imperialism, unreserved- 170. It is only natural that the main decisions must ly supported by the anti-people imperialist circles in be· made by the Arab people of Palestine./We are the United States. On analysing the developments in ~nfident that, in spite of the temporary weakening the Middle East, we have to state, much'to our regret, of the unity of the Palestinian nation caused by NOTES 2See Weekly Compilation ofPresidential Documents (Washing- ton, D.C., Government Printing Office, 1982), vol. 18, No. 35, p. 1081. 3See Official llecords of the Security Council. Thirty-seventh Year. Supplement for July. August and September 1982. document S/15403, annex. IONew York, Times Books, 1983. "New York, Morrow, 1984. 12New York, Simon and Schuster, 1984.