UNITED NATIONS

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/I982/SR.9 9 February I982 O r i g i n a l : ENGLISH

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Thirty-eighth session

SUMMARY RECORD OF THE 9 t h MEETING h e l d a t t h e P a l a i s des N a t i o n s , Geneva, on F r i d a y , 5 F e b r u a r y I 9 8 2 , a t 4 . 3  p.m.

Chairman ; later:

Mr. GARVALOV Mr. SALAH-BEY CONTENTS

(Bulgaria) (Algeria)

Q u e s t i o n o f t h e v i o l a t i o n o f human r i g h t s i n t h e o c c u p i e d P a l e s t i n e (continued)

Arab t e r r i t o r i e s , i n c l u d i n g

The r i g h t o f p e o p l e s t o s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n and i t s a p p l i c a t i o n t o p e o p l e s under c o l o n i a l o r a l i e n domination o r f o r e i g n occupation (continued)

This record i s subject t o c o r r e c t i o n . C o r r e c t i o n s s h o u l d be s u b m i t t e d i n one o f t h e w o r k i n g l a n g u a g e s . They s h o u l d be s e t f o r t h i n a memorandum and a l s o i n c o r p o r a t e d i n a copy o f t h e r e c o r d . They s h o u l d be s e n t w i t h i n one week o f t h e d a t e o f t h i s document t o t h e O f f i c i a l Records E d i t i n g S e c t i o n , room E . 6 I O 8 , P a l a i s des N a t i o n s , Geneva. Any c o r r e c t i o n s t o t h e r e c o r d s o f t h e meetings o f t h i s s e s s i o n w i l l be c o n s o l i d a t e d i n a s i n g l e c o r r i g e n d u m , t o be i s s u e d s h o r t l y a f t e r t h e end o f t h e session. GE. 82-15308

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The meeting was c a l l e d t o o r d e r a t 4 . 3 O p.m. QUESTION OF  VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES, INCLUDING: PALESTINE i a g e n d a i t e m 4) ( c o n t i n u e d ) ( E / C N . 4 / I 4 8 1 , 1482, 1485 and A d d . l ; A/ 56 /f 06 -S/ 14762 y ' E/CN. 4/1982 /L. 5) THE RIGHT OF      TO SELF-DETERMINATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO PEOPLES UNDER COLONIAL OR ALIEN DOMINATION OR FOREIGN OCCUPATION (agenda i t e m 9 ) ( c o n t i n u e d ) (E/CN .4/1477 and A d d . l , 1487, 1490, 1491, 1498; E/CN. 4/1982/3 and 6; E/CN .4/1982 /L .2 and L . 4 ) 1. Mr. OGURTSOV ( B y e l o r u s s i a n S o v i e t S o c i a l i s t R e p u b l i c ) , s p e a k i n g on agenda i t e m 9 , s a i d t h a t t h e Commission s h o u l d f o c u s i t s e f f o r t s on w o r k i n g o u t new and e f f e c t i v e measures t o a c h i e v e t h e speedy l i b e r a t i o n o f c o l o n i a l p e o p l e s , as e n v i s a g e d i n t h e h i s t o r i c D e c l a r a t i o n on t h e G r a n t i n g o f Independence t o C o l o n i a l C o u n t r i e s and P e o p l e s of i 9 6 0 and t h e P l a n o f A c t i o n f o r t h e f u l l i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h a t D e c l a r a t i o n adopted a t t h e t h i r t y - f i f t h s e s s i o n o f t h e G e n e r a l Assembly i n r e s o l u t i o n 3 5 / I I 8 . There had been profound changer i n t h e w o r l d s i n c e t h e f o u n d i n g o f t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s and now n e a r l y two t h i r d s o f t h e Members o f t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s were former c o l o n i a l o r dependent c o u n t r i e s . Freedom had n o t been g i v e n t o thoisé p e o p l e s from above but had been won by them i n t h e i r brave n a t i o n a l l i b e r a t i o n s t r u g g l e s . The v i c t o r y o f t h e j u s t cause o f oppressed p e o p l e s was a l s o t o a l a r g e e x t e n t due t o t h e c o n s t a n t s o l i d a r i t y and s u p p o r t o f t h e s o c i a l i s t c o u n t r i e s . Not a l l c o u n t r i e s , however, had been a b l e t o f r e e themselves from o p p r e s s i o n and a c h i e v e s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n . The p e o p l e s o f s o u t h e r n A f r i c a , t h e Arab people o f P a l e s t i n e and t h e p e o p l e s o f many i s l a n d t e r r i t o r i e s i n M i c r o n e s i a and o t h e r t e r r i t o r i e s were s t i l l s u b j e c t t o t h e o p p r e s s i o n o f f o r e i g n d o m i n a t i o n and r a c i s t Governments. 2. I n South A f r i c a t h e inhuman system o f a p a r t h e i d o r " s e p a r a t e development" had been i n t r o d u c e d by t h e r a c i s t regime. Under t h e a p a r t h e i d system t h e i n d i g e n o u s b l a c k p o p u l a t i o n , amounting t o more than 80 per cent o f t h e t o t a l p o p u l a t i o n , had been r e s t r i c t e d t o 13 p e r c e n t o f t h e l a n d , g e n e r a l l y i n t h e l e a s t f e r t i l e . a r e a s . . Attempts had been made t o i n t r o d u c e t h e same system i n Namibia, i l l e g a l l y occupied, by South , A f r i c a . The h e r o i c n a t i o n a l l i b e r a t i o n s t r u g g l e o f t h e Namibian people would have succeeded l o n g ago had i t n o t been f o r t h e ¡coyert and o v e r t a s s i s t a n c e t h e o c c u p y i n g r a c i s t s r e c e i v e d from t h e Western Powers, i n p a r t i c u l a r t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s and the U n i t e d Kingdom, and i n t e r n a t i o n a l monopoly i n t e r e s t s . H y p o c r i t i c a l l y condemning t h e a p a r t h e i d system and d e m a g o g i c a l l y p r o c l a i m i n g t h e i r r e a d i n e s s t o work towards t h e e l i m i n a t i o n o f c o l o n i a l i s m and r a c i s m i n s o u t h e r n A f r i c a , some Western Powers were i n f a c t c a r r y i n g out a p o l i c y t h a t could only serve t o maintain the e x i s t i n g order i n t h a t a r e a . Of p a r t i c u l a r concern was t h e broad m i l i t a r y a s s i s t a n c e p r o v i d e d by t h e Western Powers, i n p a r t i c u l a r t h e NATO c o u n t r i e s and I s r a e l , t o t h e i l l e g a l w h i t e m i n o r i t y régime i n South A f r i c a . That c o u n t r y sought t o break up t h e u n i t y o f S t a t e s o p p o s i n g i t s c r i m i n a l p o l i c y and was c o n t i n u i n g i t s m i l i t a r y a g g r e s s i o n a g a i n s t n e i g h b o u r i n g S t a t e s , namely, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. The Zionist-^fégime i n I s r a e l had adopted a s i m i l a r p o l i c y , s e e k i n g t o impede i n t e r n a t i o n a l a s s i s t i a n c e f o r t h e Arab people o f P a l e s t i n e and t o f r i g h t e n Arab c o u n t r i e s by naked m i l i t a r y aggression.;

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3. íiany sO"CaXl3d s n a i l t e r r i t o r i c a and e n c l a v e n i n t h e P a c i f i c , I n d i a n and A t l a n t i c Oceans and i n t h e Caribbean r e g i o n remained under c o l o n i a l i c t r u l e . Tho 1960 D e c l a r a t i o n a p p l i e d t o a l l t e r r i t o r i e s , includin»-'; t h e T r u s t T e r r i t o r y o f i i i c r o n e s i a , uhicxi had been de f a c t o annexed by t:.:o U n i t e d S t a t e s . I n 19 t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , i n s t e a d o f g r a n t i n f ^ indenondonco t o t h e i i i c r o n e s i a n T e r r i t o r y , had a r b i t r a r i l y d i v i d e d i t i n t o f o u r s e m i - c o l o n i a l i s t a d m i n i s t r a t i v e u n i t s ''in f r e e a s s o c i a t i o n " vjith t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . Uo\;Gvar, Uashin:;;ton c o n t i n u e d t o e r r c r c i s o f u l l c o n t r o l over those s o - c a l l e i "Governments" i n r e a p o c t o f t i i e i r econor'iioa and policies. The U n i t e d S t a t e s had taken s i i n i l a r a c t i o n v/itii rû::ard t o Puerto R i c o , tJhich had a l s o boon d e c l a r e d t o be " i n f r e e ariaociation'' \ j i t h tlio U n i t e d S t a t e s i n 1932. S i n c e t h a t t i n e Puerto R i c o '.lad rcnainer'. a c o l o n i a l appondaric o f t h e mainland U n i t e d S t a t e s , and f u l l povjer c o n t i n u e d to.be i n t h e hands o f t h a t c o u n t r y . In nrantinr- those s i i a l l t e r r i t o r i e s and I s l a n d e " o p o c i a l status'", t h e i m p e r i a l i s t Pov7crs made use o f tiioi.i ac n a v a l and a i r basar; and an n u c l e a r b o a t i n g s i t o s , 4, Those remnants o f c o l o n i a l i s m uaro the d e l i o c r a t a vrark o f tho o v i l a l l i a n c e o f tho f o r c e s o f n o r l d r e a c t i o n t'nat \;cre wa.ging a roarguar-l a c t i o n a g a i n s t t h o n a t i o n a l l i b e r a t i o n novei-^antc and uerc attonptin,:; t o e x a c t revenge f o r . e a r l i e r d e f e a t s and t o check t h e advance o f t h e f o r c e o o f froodon and s o c i a l p r o g r o s 3 . His dolcgation hoped t h a t t h e Com.aission i i o u l d bo a b l e t o make ita. c o n t r i b u t i o n t o the o l i m i n a . t i o n o f ouch v e s t i g e s o f racisr.i and c o l o n i a l i s m . '. Hr. .TOSEVSIOE ( Y u g o s l a v i a ) s a i d it,see;.:ed t h a t each year peace i n t h e l i i d d l e P a c t tfa.o f u r t h e r auay than o v e r . A.^ain, i n 19o2 a nev/ p r o v o c a t i v o a c t on the p a r t o f I s r a e l , namely, t h e r e c o n t d e c i s i o n o f the I s r a e l i Governnent t o annex t h e Gol.an H e i g h t s - an a c t o f naked a g g r c i s i o n and a b r u t a l v i o l a t i o n o f the i.iost fundamental p r i n c i p l e s o f t h e C h a r t e r o f t h e U n i t e d Hâtions, shouod t'nat I s r a e l was p e r s i s t i n : ; i n i t s long-term and s y s t e m a t i c e f f o r t aimed a t a s i n g l e g o a l . That g o a l nao an o r d e r based on I s r a e l i i n t e r e s t s a l o n e , one t h a t logalir'-ed a g g r e s s i o n , c l a i n o d o c c u p a t i o n as a good b e n e f i t i n g t h o poopleo s u b j e c t o d t o o c c u p a t i o n , p r o c l a i i i c f ! a n n e x a t i o n as a h o l y r i g h t , and j u s t i f i e d t h e s e i z u r e o f t h o p r o p e r t y o f o t h e r s by the l a u s o f t h e s o - c a l l e d f r e e .'-larket. The L s r a e l i . a c t i o n vras an opon t h r e a t t o t h o t e r r i t o r i a l i n t e g r i t y o f t h o S y r i a n Arab Uepublic.and an opon p r o v o c a t i o n t o \jar. 6. Hach year t h e Coramission s t u d i e d t h e r e p o r t o f t h e S p e c i a l Conmittee t o I n v e s t i g a t e I s r a e l i P r a c t i c e s A f f e c t i n g t h e Human R i g h t s o f t h o P o p u l a t i o n o f the Occupied T e r r i t o r i e s and r e c e i v e d c o n t r a d i c t o r y i n f o r m a t i o n from t h e o b s e r v e r f o r I s r a e l , i.'hosG aim uas t o m i n i m i s e o r even n u l l i f y t h e S p e c i a l Conmittee'a f i n d i n g s . The o b s e r v e r . f o r I s r a e l would tiavo t h e Conmtssion b e l i o v e , f o r i n s t a n c e , t h a t t h e I s r a e l i o c c u p a t i o n o f t h e Arab t c r r i t o r i c ; ; ; was s o n e t l i i n g t o v/hich t h e Arabs s h o u l d a s p i r e and t h a t Arabs l i v e d b e t t o r and had more f r e e d o n and a b e t t e r f u t u r o under occupation. The Commission was, a l l e g e d l y , xTasting i t s time w i t h such q u e s t i o n s as t h e l e g i t i m a t e r i g h t s o f t h e P a l e s t i n i a n people t o s e l f · - d o t o r n i n a t i o n and t h e c r e a t i o n o f t h e i r ovm S t a t e ; i t v/atj wrong t o d o a l v i i t h i a s u o s c o n c e r n i n g tho p r o t e c t i o n o f human r i g h t s i n t h e o c c u p i e d Arab t e r r i t o r i o s .

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7. Such an absurd v i o u was n o t r e s t r i c t e d t o l e a d i n g c i r c l e s i n I s r a e l but was also held i n ¡ . t ó n y p a r t e o f t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l Cür.inunity, as c o u l d be soon f r o n t h e f r e q u e n t and p e r s i s t e n t p r a c t i c e o f r a c i a l c x c l u s i v e n e s s , a r g r e s s i o n , o c c u p a t i o n o f f o r e i g n t e r r i t o r i e s a n d r e p r e s s i o n o f t h e r i g h t o f p e o p l e s i;.o s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n . ^ The i n t e r n a t i o n a l community must r e a c t moro e n e r g e t i c a l l y t o such f l a g r a n t v i o l a t i o n of the Charter. iioro e f f i c i e n t measures must be taîcen t o p r e v e n t f u r t h e r I s r a e l i acts of aggression. I s r a e l would sooner o r l a t e r have t o coaiply '.;ith t h e b a s i c norms o f t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o r i n u n i t y a n d must renounce t h e i m p o s i t i o n on o t h e r s o f i t s ovm norms o f b e h a v i o u r and i t s v e r s i o n o f peace founded on a g g r e s s i o n and t h e subjugation o f other peoples. I t M u s t withdraw from a l l o c c u p i e d Arab t e r r i t o r i e s , i n c l u d i n g t h e Golan H e i g h t s and J e r u s a l e m , a n d c o n d i t i o n s must be s e c u r e d f o r t h e r e a l i z a t i o n o f t h e r i g h t s o f t h e P a l e s t i n i a n people' t o s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n , t h e c r e a t i o n o f an independent P a l e s t i n i a n S t a t e a n d t h o r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h o P a l e s t i n e L i b e r a t i o n O r g a n i s a t i o n (PLO) a s t h e o n l y l o g i t i i - i a t c r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h o P a l e s t i n i a n people. I n p a r t i c u l a r , h i s d e l e g a t i o n f a v o u r e d s t r o n g a n d speedy measures, i n view o f t h e r e c e n t a n n e x a t i o n o f t h e Golan H e i g h t s , t o p r o t e c t t h e s o v e r e i g n r i g h t s o f t h e S y r i a n Arab R e p u b l i c and o t h e r Arab S t a t e s over t e r r i t o r i e s t h a t had been t a k e n avjay f r o n them by I s r a e l i a g g r e s s i o n . o. Ms· DliiRilEHDJIEVA ( B u l g a r i a ) snealzing on agenda i t e m 4 , s a i d t h a t t h o t e n s i o n i n the M i d d l e E a s t had reached a p o i n t 'fhoro now p o l i t i c a l and v v i l i t a r y u p h e a v a l s viore p o s s i b l e , v.'ith d i r e consequences f o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l peace and s e c u r i t y . The whole i i i d d l e E a s t problem, w i t h a l l i t s c o m p l e x i t i e s and i n p a r t i c u l a r t h e q u e s t i o n o f the v i o l a t i o n o f human r i g h t s i n t h e o c c u p i e d Arab t e r r i t o . à o s , i n c l u d i n g P a l e s t i n e , was one o f t h e g r a v e s t problems f a c i n g t h e U n i t e d M a t i o n s a n d t h e Commission, 9Tho r e p o r t o f t h e S p e c i a l Coruuittee (  /   /579) showed c o n v i n c i n g l y t h a t I s r a e l had committed massive and f l a g r a n t v i o l a t i o n s o f t h e human r i g h t s o f t h e P a l e s t i n i a n people and t h e p o p u l a t i o n o f t h e o c c u p i e d Arab t e r r i t o r i e s . I/ith the p r o t e c t i o n o f the U n i t e d S t a t e s , t h e I s r a e l i a u t h o r i t i e s had f o r decades pursued a p o l i c y o f o p p r e s s i o n , t e r r o r and g e n o c i d e vis-à-vis t h e Arab people o f P a l e s t i n e , t r y i n g by v a r i o u s means t o s t i f l e i t s j u s t s t r u g g l e under t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f i t s s o l o légitimât r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , t h e PLO, I s r a e l i p r a c t i ' i s i n t h e occupiec Arab t e r r i t o r i e s included e x p u l s i o n , displacement, t r a n s f e r , evacuation, d e p o r t a t i o n , d e n i a l o f the r i g h t o f Arabs t o r e t u r n t o t h e i r homos', c o n f i s c a t i o n and e x p r o p r i a t i o n o f Arab p r o p e r t y , d e s t r u c t i o n , and d e m o l i t i o n o f houses, mass a r r e s t s , adriiini;:îtrativc d e t e n t i o n , i l l - t r e a t m e n t , t o r t u r e , and i l l e g a l e r . p l o i t a t i o n o f t h e n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s o f t h e Arab p e o p l e . I s r a e l sought t o annex t h e o c c u p i e d t e r r i t o r i e s , e i t h e r d i r e c t o r by expanding e x i s t i n g I s r a e l i s e t t l e m e n t s and e s t a b l i s h i n g new ones, r i o d i f y i n g t h s t a t u s o f J e r u s a l e m , d e s e c r a t i n g and d e s t r o y i n g h i s t o r i c a l , r e l i g i o u s and c u l t u r a l Arab monuments, and e s c a l a t i n g r e p r e s s i o n , I s r a e l ' s r e f u s a l t o accept the f a c t t h a tho P a l e s t i n i a n people had a r i g h t t o s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n and t o e s t a b l i s h i t s own . i n d e p e n d e n t S t a t e v/as t h e major o b s t a c l e t o t h e a t t a i n m e n t o f a j u s t and l a s t i n g peace i n t h e i i i d d l e E a s t .

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10. There v/as no doubt t h a t I s r a e l would n e v e r have been i n a p o s i t i o n to c a r r y - o u t i t s p o l i c y o f c o l o n i z a t i o n and a n n e x a t i o n , and t h u s c o m i c a l l y to d e f y the i n t e r n a t i o n a l coniinunity, had i t not been f o r the comprehensive and a c t i v e support o f the U n i t e d S t a t e s . The "Camp D a v i d accords'' and the " l / a s b i n g t o n t r e a t y " , c o n c l u d e d w i t h o u t the p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f the A r a b p e o p l e o f P a l e a t i n e , r e p r e s o n t e d a c o n t i n u a t i o n o f t h a t p o l i c y and a.n a t t e m p t t o l e g a l i z e i t . Under the p r e t e x t o f t a l k s on s o - c a l l e d " P a l e s t i n i a n autonomy" an e f f o r t was b e i n g made t o d i s g u i s e I s r a e l ' s p l a n s to p e r p e t u a t e i t s o c c u p a t i o n o f the Arab l a n d s . 11. B u l g a r i a had r e p e a t e d l y condemned the e x p a n s i o n i s t and t e r r o r i s t p o l i c y o f the I s r a e l i a u t h o r i t i e s and had e^rpressed i t s s o l i d a r i t y and siipport f o r the j u s t cause o f the P a l e s t i n i a n p e o p l e . B u l g a r i a , vrould continvie to r e n d e r a c t i v e a s s i s t a n c e t o the l e g i t i m a t e s t r u g g l e o f the Ara,b p e o p l e o f P a l e c t i n e under the l e a d e r s h i p o f the PLO, u n t i l the f i n a l v i c t o r y o f t h e i r cause. 12. Mr. SOLA VILA (Cuba) i n t r o d u c e d d r a f t r e s o l u t i o n s E / C N . / | / 1 9 0 2 / L . 3 and L . 4 on b e h a l f o f tho d e l e g a t i o n s o f A l g e r i a , B u l g a r i a , the B y e l o r u s s i a n S o v i e t S o c i a l i s t R e p u b l i c , Cuba, Cj^prus, D e m o c r a t i c Yemen, E t h i o p i a , I n d i a , I r a q , J o r d a n , Madagascar,Morocco, P a k i s t a n , S y r i a n A.ra.b R e p u b l i c , T u n i s i a , V i e t , Y u g o s l a v i a and Zimbabvre. He e x p r e s s e d the i n c r e a s i n g c o n c e r n o f the c o u n t r i e s o f tho n o n - a l i g n e d movement f o r the need to e x p r e s s m o r a l , p o l i t i c a l and economic s o l i d a r i t y v i i t h tho j u s t s t r u g g l e o f the P a . l e s t i n e p e o p l e and to condemn I s r a e l i p r a c t i c e s i n the o c c u p i e d Arab ' territories, including Palestine. A f t e r summarizing the p i - o v i s i o n s o f the tvro d r a f t r e s o l u t i o n s , he commended them to the Commission f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n and a d o p t i o n . 13. Mr. AL-KAISY (Observer f o r I r a q ) s a i d t h a t the Z i o n i s t o c c u p a t i o n o f A r a b l a n d s s i n c e 1948 had a l m o s t no p a r a l l e l i n histoid'-; i t i-esembled r a c i s t r u l e i n South A f r i c a and Na.zi o c c u p a t i o n d u r i n g the Second W o r l d l i a r i n i t s irecovirse t o the d i s p l a c e m e n t o f the i n d i g e n o u s p o p u l a t i o n and r e p r e s s i v e measures ? * , ¡ g a i n s t detainees. 14. The Z i o n i s t o c c u p a t i o n o f P a l e s t i n e \ i a s a s s o c i a t e d v i i t h an i d e o l o g y vrhich d e n i e d the v e r y e x i s t e n c e o f the P a l e s t i n i a n p e o p l e . The b a s i c t e n e t o f z i o n i s m vras t h a t the dominant Jevrish ma.jority had r i g h t s d e n i e d to o t h e r s . More t h a n h a l f a c e n t u r y s i n c e the B a l f o u r D e c l a r a t i o n , the A r a b s o f P a l e s t i n e e n j o y e d n e i t h e r the p o l i t i c a l r i g h t s t o vrhich t h e y vrere e n t i t l e d as a p e o p l e n o r even tho c i v i l o r r e l i g i o u s r i g h t s p r o m i s e d them by a f o r m e r o c c u p i e r o f t h e i r l a n d . I n f a c t , the P a l e s t i n i a n s were vievred b y the Z i o n i s t s as temporary r e s i d e n t s , a,s was made c l e a r by a statement made r e c e n t l y by a spokesman f o r the Gush-Emunim s e t t l e m e n t . 15. The Z i o n i s t p l a n o f s o - c a l l e d l o c a l r u l e announced i n the luaesset i n December 1977 formed the c e n t r e p i e c e o f tho Camp D a v i d accoi-ds, vrhich condeiraied the Viest Bank and Gaza t o a s t a t u s o f s u b o r d i n a t i o n . a n d sentenced the P a l e s t i n i a n s o u t s i d e P a l e s t i n e to permanent e x i l e . The post-Camp D a v i d p e r i o d had v r i t n o s s e d an e s c a l a t i o n i n r e p r e s s i o n and v i o l a t i o n o f human r i g h t s , i n c l u d i n g c e n s o r s h i p , r e s t r i c t i o n s on a l l p o l i t i c a l a c t i v i t y , l a n d t r a n s f e r s , e x p u l s i o n and v a r i o u s forms o f t e r r o r i s m . 16. I n vievr o f the s e r i o u s n e s s o f the q u e s t i o n o f  r i g h t s i n the o c c u p i e d Arab t e r r i t o r i e s , the U n i t e d N a t i o n s G e n e r a l Assembly had estaoblished a S p e c i a l CoTfflnittee t o I n v e s t i g a t e I s r a e l i P r a c t i c e s A f f e c t i n g the lluinan R i g h t s o f the P o p u l a t i o n o f the O c c u p i e d T e r r i t o r i e s . In h i s l e t t e r t r a n s m i t t i n g i t s

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t h i r t e e n t h r e p o r t (  / 3 6 / 5 7 9 ) , the Chairman o f the S p e c i a l Committee s t a t e d t h a t the s i t u a t i o n o f human r i g h t s i n the o c c u p i e d t e r r i t o r i e s had not changed from p r e v i o u s y e a r s and t h a t the Government o f I s r a e l c o n t i n u e d to f o l l o v ; a p o l i c y o f a n n e x a t i o n of those t e r r i t o r i e s . I n i t s c o n c l u s i o n s , the S p e c i a l Coramittee had once a g a i n emphasized the need f o r the i n t e r v e n t i o n o f the i n t e m a i i o n a l commimity t o put an end t o t h a t p o l i c y o f a n n e x a t i o n . 17. I t was c l e a r from the r e p o r t t h a t , i n a d d i t i o n t o the f a c t t h a i the o c c u p a t i o n i n i t s e l f c o n s t i t u t e d a v i o l a t i o n o f hun-ian r i g h t s o f the c i v i l i a n p o p u l a t i o n , the p o l i c y o f the Z i o n i s t Government was a l s o c o n t r a r y t o the 1949 Geneva C o n v e n t i o n r e l a t i v e t o the P r o t e c t i o n o f C i v i l i a n P e r s o n s i n Time o f V/ar and the Hague Convention of 1907. Those i n s t r u m e n t s had been r e p e a t e d l y v i o l a t e d , i n p a r t i c u l a r , t h r o u g h the punishment o f c i v i l i a n s f o r o f f e n c e s t h e y had not committed and through the c o l l e c t i v e p e n a l t i e s and r e p r i s a l s i n f l i c t e d on the c i v i l i a n p o p u l a t i o n . With r e g a r d t o the q u e s t i o n o f j u d i c i a l r e m e d i e s , he n o t e d the statement i n the r e p o r t t h a t the s i t u a t i o n o f the c i v i l i a n p o p u l a t i o n o f the o c c u p i e d t e r r i t o r i e s was such t h a t the t h r e a t t o i n t e r n a t i o n a l peace and s e c u r i t y due t o the p o l i c y f o l l o w e d by the Government o f I s r a e l i n t h a t a r e a v;as more s e r i o u s t h a n e v e r . I n h i s o p i n i o n , the r e p o r t c o n s t i t u t e d an o b j e c t i v e and f a i t h f u l r e f l e c t i o n o f the s i t u a t i o n r e g a r d i n g the v i o l a t i o n o f  i-ights i n the o c c u p i e d A r a b t e r r i t o r i e s . 18. The r a c i s t , e x p a n s i o n i s t and a g g r e s s i v e p r a c t i c e s o f the Z i o n i s t e n t i t y i n P a l e s t i n e and o t h e r o c c u p i e d Arab t e r r i t o r i e s had been r e p e a t e d l y condenmed by the U n i t e d Hâtions and i t s v a r i o u s o r g a n s . In a d d i t i o n , other i n t e r n a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s such as ILO, \fflO and UHESCO had adopted r e s o l u t i o n s c o n c e r n i n g the c o n d i t i o n s o f the p o p u l a t i o n i n t h o s e t e r r i t o r i e s .
19. I n I 9 8 O , the Z i o n i s t e n t i t y had announced i t s d e c i s i o n t o annex J e r u s a l e m and d e c l a r e t h a t c i t y i t s c a p i t a l , a measure w h i c h showed the e x t e n t t o w h i c h i t d i s r e g a r d e d vrorld p u b l i c o p i n i o n and f l o u t e d the p r i n c i p l e s o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l lav;. The S e c u r i t y      had t h e r e f o r e adopted i n June I 9 8 O a r e s o l u t i o n c a l l i n g on the Z i o n i s t a u t h o r i t i e s t o abandon measures aimed a t changing the s t a t u s o f J e r u s a l e m .

20'. The Z i o n i s t e n t i t y had r e c e n t l y announced, i t s d e c i s i o n t o annex the S y r i a n G o l a n H e i g h t s , once a g a i n c h a l l e n g i n g the v r i l l o f the A r a b p e o p l e and the vrorld commvmity. I t had t a k e n t h a t e x p a n s i o n i s t measure v i i t h o u t r e g a r d to the r e s o l u t i o n s a d o p t e d by the S e c u r i t y C o v m c i l and c o n t i n u o u s i n t e r n a t i o n a l demands f o r i t to v/ithdravr from a l l the o c c u p i e d A r a b l a n d s . I n c a r r y i n g out t h a t measure, the Z i o n i s t e n t i t y depended on the f u l l s u p p o r t , a n d a s s i s t a n c e o f the U n i t e d S t a t e s , 21. W i t h r e g a r d t o o f f i c i a l measures t a k e n to implement the p o l i c y o f a n n e x a t i o n and s e t t l e m e n t , he r e f e r r e d t o p a r a g r a p h 58 o f the r e p o r t o f the S p e c i a l Committee and s a i d t h a t the s t r a t e g y o f the Z i o n i s t e n t i t y v/as b a s e d on the o b l i t e r a t i o n of A r a b P a l e s t i n i a n i d e n t i t y and the f o r c i b l e e x p u l s i o n o f P a l e s t i n i a n s from t h e i r homes. I t was c l e a r t h a t t h r o u g h i t s p o l i c y o f e s t a b l i s h i n g s e t t l e m e n t s , the Z i o n i s t e n t i t y sought t o undermine the i d e n t i t y o f the Arab p o p u l a t i o n , weaken the f a c t o r s o f A r a b r e s i s t a n c e and a c h i e v e b o t h s e c u r i t y and economic b e n e f i t s throvigh l a r g e c a p i t a l i n v e s t m e n t s i n the s e t t l e m e n t s .

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22. He n o t e d the statement by the Prime M i n i s t e r o f the Z i o n i s t e n t i t y t h a t the Camp'David a c c o r d s -which had been concluded under the s u p e r v i s i o n o f the U n i t e d S t a t e s , a p p l i e d to the p e o p l e and not to the l a n d . I n h i s delegation's o p i n i o n , those a c c o r d s  aimed at d e p r i v i n g the P a l e s t i n i a n p e o p l e o f i t s r i g h t to s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n and had r i g h t l y been opposed by a l l A r a b , I s l a m i c and non-alignment · c o n f e r e n c e s ân.d by the G e n e r a l Assembly at i t s s e s s i o n s s i n c e 1 9 7 9 » H i s Government s t r o n g l y condemned the a c c o r d s and S e c u r i t y C o u n c i l r e s o l u t i o n 242 ( 1 9 6 7 ) . 23. I n June 1981 the Z i o n i s t s had committed a b l a t a n t a c t o f a g g r e s s i o n a g a i n s t I r a q by bombing the n u c l e a r i n s t a l l a t i o n s n e a r Baghdad. I n t h a t c o n n e c t i o n , the S e c u r i t y C o u n c i l had adopted r e s o l u t i o n 487 ( l 9 8 l ) s t a t i n g t h a t the m i l i t a r y a t t a c k c l e a r l y v i o l a t e d the C h a r t e r and the norms o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l conduct, t h a t I r a q was e n t i t l e d to a p p r o p r i a t e r e d r e s s f o r the d e s t r u c t i o n vrhich i t had s u f f e r e d and r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r vrhich had been acknovrledged by I s r a e l , and r e a f f i r m e d the. r i g h t o f I r a q and the d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s to b e n e f i t from the p e a c e f u l u s e s o f atomic energy. The r e s o l u t i o n f u r t h e r s t a t e d t h a t the r a i d c o n s t i t u t e d a s e r i o u s t h r e a t to IAEA's s a f e g u a r d s r e g i m e ; vrhich vras the f o u n d a t i o n o f the T r e a t y on the H o n - P r o l i f o r a t i o n o f N u c l e a r Weapons, and c a l l e d upon the Z i o n i s t e n t i t y to r e f r a i n i n the f u t u r e from any such a c t . 24. I r a q was not s a t i s f i e d vrith t h a t r e s o l u t i o n and had s t a t e d t h a t i t r e s e r v e d the r i g h t to take f u r t h e r a c t i o n on the l i n e s o f the r e s o l u t i o n . M o r e o v e r , the r e s o l u t i o n f a i l e d to s a t i s f y the d e s i r e o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l p u b l i c o p i n i o n to see s a n c t i o n s imposed on I s r a e l - a s t e p which had not been taJsen because o f the a t t i t u d e · o f the U n i t e d S t a t e s . Meanvrhile, the B o a r d o f Governors o f IAEA had condemned the Z i o n i s t e n t i t y f o r i t s a t t a c k and had recommended i t s e x p u l s i o n from the Agency. The r a i d had a l s o been condemned by v a r i o u s c o u n t r i e s and p o l i t i c a l c i r c l e s throughout the vrorld; i t was not o n l y an a c t o f a g g r e s s i o n but a b l a t a n t v i o l a t i o n o f a l l i n t e r n a t i o n a l lavrs and norms o f c i v i l i z e d b e h a v i o u r . 25. I t was w e l l known t h a t I r a q ' s n u c l e a r i n s t a l l a t i o n s had been s e t up f o r p e a c e f u l p u r p o s e s : t h a t f a c t had been s t r e s s e d on s e v e r a l o c c a s i o n s by I r a q i and F r e n c h o f f i c i a l s , F r a n c e b e i n g -bhe s u p p l i e r o f the, r e a c t o r s . Furthermore, since 1 J u l y 1968 I r a q had been a s i g n a t o r y o f the N o n - P i - o l i f e r a t i o n T r e a t y , w h i c h the Z i o n i s t e n t i t y had r e f u s e d to s i g n . Even 1I\EA had c o n f i r m e d I r a q ' s p e a c e f u l i n t e n t i o n s i n u s i n g atomic energy. D e s p i t e a l l those a s s u r a n c e s , the Z i o n i s t s had p e r s i s t e d i n t h e i r a s s e r t i o n t h a t the s e c u r i t y o f t h e i r S t a t e vras t h r e a t e n e d by I r a q i p o t e n t i a l to b u i l d n u c l e a r weapon's - a p a t e n t f a l s i f i c a t i o n s i n c e the p l a n t vras s t i l l i n the i n i t i a l s t a g e s o f c o n s t r u c t i o n and under s y s t e m a t i c i n s p e c t i o n by IAEA, w h i c h had r e c o r d e d no v i o l a t i o n o f the T r e a t y . 26. The Z i o n i s t s , a c t i n g i n c o l l a b o ? r a t i o n x-ri-fch the I r a n i a n regime, ha.d a l r e a d y r a i d e d the n u c l e a r i n s t a l l a t i o n ? Baghdad i n September 198O, I'ihen I r a q had gone ahead vrith i t s p e a c e f u l atomic energy, programme, the Z i o n i s t s had a t t a c k e d a g a i n and i t appeared t h a t the I r a n i a n regime had p r o l o n g e d the war and r e f u s e d to respond to honest o f f e r s by I r a q and w o r l d b o d i e s f o r the p e a c e f u l s e t t l e m e n t o f the I r a q i - I r a n i a n c o n f l i c t i n o r d e r to g i v e the Z i o n i s t s o p p o r t u n i t i e s to mount t h e i r r a i d s on I r a q ' s n u c l e a r i n s t a l l a t i o n s .

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2 7 . The r e a l r e a s o n f o x the a t t a c k s was t h a t the Z i o n i s t e n t i t y r e a l i z e d t h a t the d e c i s i v e importance o f i t s s c i e n t i f i c and t e c h n i c a l s u p e r i o r i t y enabled i t t o p l a n t i t s e l f i n the h e a r t o f the. Arab homeland and t o annex f u r t h e r Arab t e r r i t o r i e s , and t h a t i t was c u r r e n t l y l o s i n g i t s advantage. I t s a g g r e s s i o n was d i r e c t e d a g a i n s t A r a b attempts t o c a t c h up w i t h w o r l d t e c h n i c a l and s c i e n t i f i c p r o g r e s s . That c l e a r l y c o n t r a d i c t e d the Z i o n i s t c l a i m t o be an o a s i s o f p r o g r e s s i n a backward region. 28. I n c o n c l u s i o n , he reminded the Commission t h a t on I 3 liovember I 9 8 O the G e n e r a l Assembly had adopted r e s o l u t i o n 3 6 / 2 7 w h i c h s t r o n g l y condermed I s r a e l f o r i t s p r e m e d i t a t e d and unprecedented a t t a c k s on I r a q i n u c l e a r i n s t a l l a t i o n s . 2 9 . Mr. AREBI ( L i b y a n Arab J a m a h i r i y a ) s a i d t h a t the l i s t o f I s r a e l i v i o l a t i o n s o f hijman r i g h t s i n the o c c u p i e d t e r r i t o r i e s grew l o n g e r e v e r y y e a r . H o r r i b l e acts of p e r s e c u t i o n and r a c i a l d i s c r i m i n a t i o n had been committed a g a i n s t P a l e s t i n i a n s i n a c o u n t r y w h i c h gave the " r i g h t o f r e t u r n " t o f o r e i g n immigrants from a l l p a r t s o f the w o r l d w h i l e f o r b i d d i n g P a l e s t i n i a n s t o r e t u r n t o t h e i r homes. The P a l e s t i n i a n s , , the i n d i g e n o u s i n h a b i t a n t s o f the t e r r i t o r y , c o u l d n o t be d e p r i v e d i n d e f i n i t e l y o f t h e i r i n a l i e n a b l e r i g h t s , p a r t i c u l a r l y the r i g h t o f s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n , w h i c h they had been d e n i e d f o r over 3 4 y e a r s e v e r s i n c e the a d o p t i o n o f the G e n e r a l Assembly r e s o l u t i o n , approved by a l l the major Powers, w h i c h had s e t up two S t a t e s i n Palestine.. 30. Since then, the g r e a t lîiajority o f the i n t e r n a t i o n a l coirimunity had r e p e a t e d l y r e a f f i r m e d the r i g h t o f the P a l e s t i n i a n s t o s e t up a f r e e and independent S t a t e . A l l the f o r m i d a b l e methods used by w o r l d Z i o n i s m , supported by iíiperialism, t o l i q u i d a t e the P a l e s t i n i a n people had f a i l e d | t h a t jjeople was s t i l l t h e r e , s t r o n g e r than e v e r , and any p l a n f o r compromise t h a t d i d n o t take accoimt o f i t s l e g i t i m a t e r i g h t s was doomed to f a i l u r e . P o r t h a t r e a s o n , the " P a v i d a c c o r d s and the Washington t r e a t i e s had been r e j e c t e d by b o t h the P a l e s t i n i a n people and the m a j o r i t y o f the i n t e r n a t i o n a l community. Those agreements' had n o t s e r v e d the cause of peace I . they had m e r e l y enabled the Z i o n i s t e n t i t y t o s t e p up i t s a g g r e s s i o n and d e f y the i n t e r n a t i o n a l comxumi.ty by. such a c t s as the, a n n e x a t i o n o f the G o l a n H e i g h t s 'and the bombing ci* the I r a q i p e a c e f u l n u c l e a r r e s e a r c h c e n t r e . Aggression c l e a r l y p a i d o f f when the p e r p e t r a t o r c o u l d r e l y on the veto o f t h a t g r e a t d e f e n d e r o f huiiian r i g h t s , the U n i t e d S t a t e s . Other f r i e n d s o f Z i o n i s m had m e r e l y t o a b s t a i n . Ho A r a b c o u n t r y , however remote from P a l e s t i n e , c o u l d f o e l s a f e from U n i t e d S t a t e s weapons i n Z i o n i s t hands. IsravOli advances under the U n i t e d S t a t e s u m b r e l l a showed what r e l i a n c e c o u l d be p l a c e d i n tho g o o d w i l l o f the U n i t e d S t a t e s and i n i t s p r o t e c t i o n o f huxian r i g h t s and peace i n the M i d d l e E a s t . 3 1 . A H those who encouraged the Z i o n i s t e n t i t y d i r e c t l y o r i n d i r e c t l y were r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the m i s f o r t u n e s o f the P a l e s t i n i a n p e o p l e . H i s d e l e g a t i o n found i t h a r d t o c r e d i t the attachment t o human r i g h t s i n g e n e r a l and the P a l e s t i n i a n cause i n p a r t i c u l a r o f those who o r d e r e d s a n c t i o n s o f a l l k i n d s when one man f a i l e d t o o b t a i n an e x i t v i s a b u t b l o c k e d any a c t i o n a g a i n s t t h e Z i o n i s t a g g r e s s o r when the f a t e o f the P a l e s t i n i a n people as a whole was a t s t a k e . 3 2 . He urged a l l p e a c e - l o v i n g n a t i o n s w h i c h b e l i e v e d i n the P a l e s t i n i a n cause to d i s c a r d a l l a c c o r d s and t r e a t i e s b e a r i n g the o v e r t o r c o v e r t mark o f the

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U n i t e d S t a t e s o r the Z i o n i s t e n t i t y . The s o l e c o n d i t i o n f o r r e - e s t a b l i s h i n g peace i n the i i i d d l o E a s t was t h a t tho P a l e s t i n i a n people s h o u l d r e g a i n a l l t h e i r r i g h t s o v e r tho v;hole o f t h e i r n a t i o n a l t o r r i t o r y , P a l e s t i n e , under the a e g i s o f t h e i r s o l e l e g i t i i : i a t e r e p r a s o n t a t i v c , tho PLO. A l l i n t r u d e r s s h o u l d pack t h e i r bags and l e a v e , 3 3 · H i s d e l e g a t i o n was o b l i g e d once a g a i n t o deno"unco the c l o s e u n d e r s t a n d i n g between the r a c i s t regimos o f the Z i o n i s t o n t i t y and South A f r i c a , b o t h o f w h i c h were u p h e l d by tho samo Powors. The s i t u a t i o n w i t h r e g a r d t o Namibia was d e a d l o c k e d , thus p u t t i n g at- r i s k n o t o n l y the Hamibians f i g h t i n g f o r freedom under the banner o f SIVAPO, t h o i r l e g i t i m a to r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , b u t a l s o s e c u r i t y , .development and peace i n s o u t h e r n A f r i c a , The a t t a c k s o f tho P r e t o r i a Govonuieht a g a i n s t the f r o n t - l i n e S t a t e s demonstrated the n e c e s s i t y o f f e n c i n g i t t o g i v e Narnibia back i t s independence i n accordance w i t h r e s o l u t i o n 4 3 5 ( 1 9 7 8 ) , w h i c h had been a c c e p t e d by tho A f r i c a n and most o t h e r S t a t e s as tho ba.sis f o r any s o l u t i o n o f the problem, without p r i o r conditions. 34' I n c o n c l u s i o n , he reaffirmed- h i s dologation''s p o l i t i c a l , d i p l o m a t i c and m a t e r i a l s u p p o r t f o r a l l s u b j e c t p o o p l o s i n ' P a l e s t i n e , s o u t h e r n A f r i c a and the Sahara, Tho U n i t e d N a t i o n s , tho O r g a n i z a t i o n o f A f r i c a n U n i t y and the n o n - a l i g n e d c o u n t r i e s had r e p e a t e d l y e x p r o s s o d concorn about the r i g h t o f tho people o f ¥estern Sahara to s o l f - d o t e r m i n a t i o n . Ho w a s - c o n f i d e n t t h a t tho j u s t cause o f a l l those p e o p l e s would f i n a l l y triumph.3 5 ' He announcod t h a t h i s d e l e g a t i o n w i s h e d t o j o i n the s-oonsors o f d r a f t resolution E/CN.4/1982/L.4. 36. Mr. S a l a h - B e y took t h a C h a i r ,

3 7 . Mr, BRBIAH ( N i g e r i a ) e x p r o s s o d concern t h a t f o r over throe decades a r e a s o f tho M i d d l e E a s t had been a hotbed o f t e n s i o n which t h r e a t e n e d w o r l d peace and security. S i n c e 1 9 6 7 ; I s r a e l , i n gross v i o l a t i o n o f the F o u r t h Geneva C o n v e n t i o n , had; dono e v e r y t h i n g t o iviaintain i t s o c c u p a t i o n o f the Arab t e r r i t o r i o s i t had s o i z e d by .changing t h o i r l e g a l s t a t u s . I t s p o l i c i o s wore a s - r o p r o s s i v e as they wore brutal. Over the p r e c e d i n g two y e a r s thoro had boon over 5 0 G e n e r a l A s s o n b l y r e s o l u t i o n s condonning the a t t i t u d o . 01 I s r a e l towards tho P a l e s t i n i a n people and' t h e i r s o l o r e p r e s o n t a t i v G r o c o g n i z o d by tho i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o m u n i t y , the PLO, The l a t e s t n e g a t i v o novo, the I s r a o l i a n n e x a t i o n o f tho S y r i a n Golan H e i g h t s , had been the s u b j e c t o f a S o c u r i t y C o u n c i l r o s o l t i t i o n c a l l i n g f o r s a n c t i o n s , w h i c h had u n f o r t u n a t e l y beon vetoed by the Uni-bod. S t a t e s . 38. Other roGont a c t s b j the I s r a o l i a u t h o r i t i e s had a l s o c l e a r l y shown t h a t I s r a e l was n o t p r o p a r o d t o conproniso f o r 'tho sake o f poaco w i t h i t s A r a b n e i g h b o u r s , · I t s b e h a v i o u r appeared t o be proi'-iptod by tho d e l u s i o n t h a t i t c o u l d secure i t s own indepondonce o n l y a t tho expense o f l e a v i n g other" people i n tho a.rOa s t a t o l o s s and disonfranchizod, Honco i t s c a l l o u s d i s r e g a r d f o r w o r l d o p i n i o n and ' tho e s t a b l i s h e d norms o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l conduct. I t n i g h t have boon thought t h a t a n a t i o n w h i c h was d i s s i p a t i n g a l l i t s o n e r g i o s i n war e f f o r t s would bo w i l l i n g t o exchango t e r r i t o r i e s f o r poaco.

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39» Quite c l e a r l y , I s r a e l held the key to the peaceful r e s o l u t i o n o f the Middle East c r i s i s . I t m-ust show magnanimity, h y g i v i n g up the West Banlc, t h e G o l a n H e i g h t s , t h e Gaza S t r i p and S i n a i , and r e c o g n i z e t h e r i g h t o f t h e P a l e s t i n i a n s t o a S t a t e o f t h e i r ovm. As a r e c i p r o c a l g e s t u r e , the A r a h n e i g h b o u r s o f I s r a e l s h o u l d r e c o g n i z e i t s r i g h t t o l i v e v / i t h i n secure b o u n d a r i e s . A l l t h e p e o p l e s o f t h e M i d d l e E a s t , i n c l u d i n g the I s r a e l i s and P a l e s t i n i a n s , must be guaranteed r e c o g n i z e d b o u n d a r i e s . Such a s o l u t i o n would enable e f f o r t s c u r r e n t l y b e i n g d i s s i p a t e d i n unnecessary c o n f l i c t s t o be devoted t o a c c e l e r a t e d development i n t h e r e g i o n . 4 0 . Mr. KIS ( o b s e r v e r f o r Hungary) s a i d t h a t ov/ing t o t h e I s r a e l i Government's p o l i c y t h e s i t u a t i o n i n the M i d d l e E a s t h a d f u r t h e r d e t e r i o r a t e d s i n c e t h e Commission's p r e v i o u s s e s s i o n ; I s r a e l ' s a t t a c k on I r a q ' s n u c l e a r i n s t a l l a t i o n s and t h e I s r a e l i P a r l i a m e n t ' s d e c i s i o n c o n c e r n i n g t h e G o l a n H e i g h t s were b u t tvro o f t h e many d i s t u r b i n g events t h a t had o c c u r r e d . Because, o f l a c k o f vmanimity ainong t h e permanent members o f t h e S e c u r i t y C o u n c i l , an emergency s p e c i a l s e s s i o n o f t h e G e n e r a l Assembly had been convened t o examine t h e q u e s t i o n o f t h e G o l a n H e i g h t s , whose a n n e x a t i o n c o u l d s e t a dangerous precedent and had been condemned by t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f S t a t e s , i n c l u d i n g h i s ovm. The U n i t e d N a t i o n s and o t h e r i n t e r n a t i o n a l b o d i e s must take immediate and a p p r o p r i a t e a c t i o n t o stem I s r a e l ' s e x p a n s i o n i s t p o l i c y i n the M i d d l e E a s t , v/here t h e s i t u a t i o n vrould r e m a i n dangerous u n l e s s a comprehensive s e t t l e m e n t vras r e a c h e d . 41. As a r e s u l t o f t h e s i i b s t a n t i a l s u p p o r t i t r e c e i v e d from i t s major a l l y , I s r a e l was able t o pursue a s y s t e m a t i c p o l i c y aimed a t c h a n g i n g t h e c h a r a c t e r and l e g a l statvis o f t h e o c c u p i e d a r e a s , thus v i o l a t i n g the norms o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l lav-/. S i n c e 1 9 6 7 » s u c c e s s i v e I s r a e l i Governments had r e f u s e d t o aclînowledge t h e i n a d m i s s i b i l i t y o f a c q u i r i n g t e r r i t o r y by f o r c e . The major v i c t i m o f t h a t p o l i c y v/as the P a l e s t i n i a n Arab p e o p l e ; v m t i l t h a t p e o p l e ' s human r i g h t s v/ere f u l l y r e s t o r e d , no j u s t and l a s t i n g s e t t l e m e n t f o r t h e r e g i o n c o u l d be a c h i e v e d . The p o l i c y a l s o extended t o unprovoked a t t a c k s a g a i n s t independent c o v m t r i e s i n t h e r e g i o n , a t t a c k s w h i c h v i o l a t e d t h e s o v e r e i g n t y and t e r r i t o r i a l i n t e g r i t y o f s e v e r a l S t a t e s Members o f t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s and posed a c o n s t a n t danger t o i n t e r n a t i o n a l peace and security. 42. The I s r a e l i Government c o u l d n e v e r pursue such a p o l i c y v/ithout t h e almost v m c o n d i t i o n a l s u p p o r t o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . Nor c o u l d t h a t p o l i c y s e r v e t h e I s r a e l i people's l o n g - t e r m i n t e r e s t s ; n a t i o n a l s e c u r i t y c o u l d not be a c h i e v e d b y e n d a n g e r i n g t h e s e c u r i t y o f o t h e r p a r t i e s t o t h e c o n f l i c t . The f u t i l i t y o f t h e Gamp D a v i d accords showed t h a t no p a r t i a l approach c o u l d remove t h e r o o t cause o f the c o n f l i c t . Only a c o l l e c t i v e e f f o r t v/ith the p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f a l l those concerned,, i n c l u d i n g the PLO and b a s e d on t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f t h e r e l e v a n t U n i t e d N a t i o n s r e s o l u t i o n s , c o u l d produce a j u s t and comprehensive s e t t l e m e n t . 43» l'or t h a t r e a s o n , Hvmgary r e s o l u t e l y s u p p o r t e d a l l t h e r e l e v a n t c o n s t r u c t i v e r e s o l u t i o n s o f t h e Commission and o t h e r U n i t e d N a t i o n s b o d i e s . I t a l s o f v i l l y s u p p o r t e d the P a l e s t i n i a n people and t h e i r s o l e l e g i t i m a t e r e p r e s e n t a t i v o , t h e PLO w h i c h was g a i n i n g i n c r e a s i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e c o g n i t i o n , i n t h e i r s t r u g g l e t o re-establish their inalienable rights.

E/CK .4 /1932/GR.9 page 11 44' I î r . EL REEDY (Observer f o r E g y p t ) s a i d Egypt s h a r e d the b e l i e f t h a t  r i g h t s were i n s e p a r a b l e from peace and s e c u r i t y and s h o u l d be e x e r c i s e d r e g a r d l e s s o f f r o n t i e r s , geography, c o l o u r o r p o l i t i c a l a f f i l i a t i o n . The q u e s t i o n o f human r i g h t s i n t h e o c c u p i e d Arab t e r r i t o r i e s , and t h e cause o f t h e P a l e s t i n i a n people was o f , utmost c o n c e r n t o Egypt, and a commitment i n i t s n a t i o n a l p o l i c y . The a p p a l l i n g s i t u a t i o n i n the o c c u p i e d t e r r i t o r i e s , where the x n h a b i t a n t s vfcre c o n s t a n t l y s u b j e c t e d to d e t e n t i o n , e x p u l s i o n , d e p o r t a t i o n , d e s t r u c t i o n o f p r o p e r t y , c l o s u r e o f u n i v e r s i t i e s and s c h o o l s , ajid o t h e r forms o f s u b j u g a t i o n t o f o r e i g n r t i l e , r e p r e s e n t e d a v i o l a t i o n o f human, r i g h t s and a , c h a l l e n g e t o the i n t e r n a t i o n a l community, i n response, t o w h i c h the Commission was c a l l e d upon t o a c t . The Commission c o u l d h e l p t o c o n v e r t a s t a t e o f vmr, o c c u p a t i o n and human r i g h t s v i o l a t i o n s t o one o f peace, s e c u r i t y , f r e e t e r r i t o r i e s and harmonious c o e x i s t e n c e , by i m p r e s s i n g upon those most d i r e c t l y concerned the need t o abide by u n i v e r s a l l y accepted p r i n c i p l e s , tvro o f V7hich were f u n d a m e n t a l . The f i r s t Vías t h a t o f e q u a l r i g h t s and s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n . That p r i n c i p l e , stemming from e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e F i r s t W o r l d War, had been c o n f i r m e d by t h e events p r i o r t o and d u r i n g t h e Second W o r l d War and r e f l e c t e d i n the subsequent i n t e m a t i o n a i o r d e r . llore t h a n any o t h e r p r i n c i p l e , i t f o u n d e x p r e s s i o n i n the s t r u g g l e a g a i n s t c o l o n i a l i s m and f o r e i g n d o m i n a t i o n b e i n g vraged by m i l l i o n s o f A r a b , A f r i c a n and A s i a n p e o p l e s . The G e n e r a l Assembly had s t a t e d t h a t by v i r t u e o f t h a t p r i n c i p l e , e n s h r i n e d i n t h e C h a r t e r , a l l people had t h e r i g h t f r e e l y t o d e t e r m i n e , v/ithout e x t e r n a l i n t e r f e r e n c e , t h e i r p o l i t i c a l s t a t u s and t o pursue t h e i r esonomic, s o c i a l and c u l t u r a l development, and t h a t e v e r y S t a t e had the duty t o r e s p e c t t h a t r i g h t i n accor(J.ance v r i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f the C h a r t e r . The a p p l i c a b i l i t y o f t h a t p r i n c i p l e t o t h e P a l e s t i n i a n peo'ple c o u l d n e v e r be d e n i e d . 46. The second p r i n c i p l e - unanimously enoumced by the Secvurity C o u n c i l and t h e G e n e r a l Assembly, and i n d e e d a c c e p t e d by a l l the p a r t i e s t o the I'-iiddle E a s t c o n f l i c t vras t h a t o f the-inadmâssibility o f t h e a c q u i s i t i o n o f t e r r i t o r y by f o r c e . P u r s u a n t t o t h a t p r i n c i p l e , a l l S t a t e s were o b l i g e d n o t t o r e c o g n i z e any t e r r i t o r i a l change brought about by f o r c e ; and t h e G e n e r a l Assembly, on t h e o c c a s i o n o f t h e t w e n t y - f i f t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e u n i t e d N a t i o n s , had unanimously d e c l a r e d t h a t no t e r r i t o r i a l a c q u j - s i t i o n r e s u l t i n g from t h e tlnreat o r use o f f o r c e s h o u l d be r e c o g n i z e d as l e g a l . M i n d f u l o f t h a t i ^ r i n c i p l e , Egypt had j o i n t e d the i n t e r n a t i o n a l community i n condemning I s r a e l ' s attempts t o annex the S y r i a n G o l a n H e i g h t s , and i n d e c l a r i n g t h a t s u c h a c t i o n and the attempt t o annex Arab J e r u s a l e m had no l e g a l v a l i d i t y . Under t h e r u l e o f lavr, Arab J e r u s a l e m vras an i n t e g r a l p a r t o f the West Bank and i t s i n h a b i t - a n t s an i n t e g r a l p a r t o f the P a l e s t i n i a n p e o p l e . 47» The t a s k o f c h a n g i n g t h e s t a t e o f vrar t o one o f peace vras a c a r d i n a l aim vrhich Egypt had pursued v r i t h d e t e r m i n a t i o n and c o n v i c t i o n . I n doi^ig s o , i t had n e v e r c l a i m e d t o speak on b e h a l f o f the P a l e s t i n i a n p e o p l e ; i t s commitment v/as t o h e l p c r e a t e c o n d i t i o n s f o r a j u s t s o l u t i o n i n v/hich t h e P a l e s t i n i a n p e o p l e c o u l d f r e e l y determine t h e i r f u t u r e . Peace vTOuld u n d o u b t e d l y bo t h e g r e a t e s t c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e cause o f  r i g h t s ; b u t e q u a l l y the observance o f human r i g h t s i n the o c c u p i e d t e r r i t o r i e s vTOuld h e l p g r e a t l y t o e s t a b l i s h peace based on j u s t i c e and e q u a l i t y . Egypt hoped t h a t the Commission vfoüld c o n t r i b u t e t o a c h i e v i n g t h a t g o a l .
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48.  , MANSQUE (Observer f o r the P a l e s t i n e L i b e r a t i o n O r g a n i z a t i o n ) s a i d t h a t the o b s e r v e r f o r I s r a e l had attempted to f a l s i f y not o n l y the human r i g h t s s i t u a t i o n i n the o c c u p i e d t e r r i t o r i e s b u t a l s o the r e g i o n ' s h i s t o r y and goography. The PLO, w h i l e r e s p e c t i n g Judaism as a r e l i g i o n and the r i g l i t o f Jews everyvíhere t o l i v e f r e e from d i s c r i m i n a t i o n , must condemn z i o n i s m as a p o l i t i c a l and m i l i t a r y movement whose p o l i c i e s , a i d e d f i r s t o f a l l b y B r i t i s h c o l o n i a l i s m and l a t e r b y American i m p e r i a l i s m , had d e p r i v e d the P a l e s t i n i a n s o f t h e i r r i g h t s and homelajad. I t was because t h e y had been e x p e l l e d from t h e i r l a n d t h a t P a l e s t i n i a n s c u r r e n t l y formed a m a j o r i t y o f Jordan's population; the P a l e s t i n i a n s wished t o r e t u r n t o t h e i r homes, n o t t o be absorbed i n t o the p o p u l a t i o n o f h o s t c o u n t r i e s such as J o r d a n and Lebanon. 49' I t was the i n t e r n a t i o n a l community's i n a b i l i t y t o stop the a g g r e s s o r s t h a t had d e c i d e d the P a l e s t i n i a n s , i n the 1960s, t o form an o r g a n i z a t i o n . o f t h e i r own, w h i c h had become t h e PLO, now r e c o g n i z e d as the P a l e s t i n i a n ' s s o l e l e g i t i m a t e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e not o n l y b y the i n t e r n a . t i o n . a l community b u t b y a l l P a l e s t i n i a n s , who would disavow any a l t e r n a t i v e body o f a c o l l a b o r a t i v e n a t u r e . The PLO N a t i o n a l C o u n c i l embraced a l l forms o f a c t i v i t y , i n c l u d i n g m i l i t a r y , trade u n i o n and p r o f e s s i o n a l . I n a d d i t i o n , the PLO was the i n s t r u m e n t f o r p r o g r e s s i n s o c i a l , c u l t u r a l , m e d i c a l and e d u c a t i o n a l matters; b u t even i n such f i e l d s I s r a e l had f o r b i d d e n a l l PLO a c t i v i t y i n the o c c u p i e d t e r r i t o r i e s and had b l o c k e d A r a b - a d m i n i s t e r e d f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e t o tovmships t h e r e . 50. The PLO. sought complete s e l f - d e t e M i i n a t i o n f o r i t s homeland and r e j e c t e d a l l p r o p o s a l s f o r autonomy - a d i s g u i s e d form o f a n n e x a t i o n , w h i c h would enable I s r a e l u l t i m a t e l y t o d e s t r o y the ilrab c h a r a c t e r o f the t e r r i t o r i e s concerned. 51. D e s p i t e the attempt t o p o r t r a y I s r a e l as a p e a c e f u l and endangered n a t i o n , i t was i n f a c t z i o n i s m w h i c h s i n c e 1 8 8 2 had posed a t h r e a t t o the P a l e s t i n i a n and o t h e r Arab p e o p l e s ; I s r a e l now b o a s t e d t h a t i t had the s t r o n g e s t armed f o r c e s i n the r e g i o n and· was the s o l e secure a l l y ' - o f the U n i t e d S t a t e s o u t s i d e NAiTO. 52. The P a l e s t i n i a n s ^ w e r e c o n f i d e n t t h a t t h e i r l i b e r a t i o n s t r u g g l e would l e a d t o n a t i o n a l independence and the f u l l enjoyment o f human r i g h t s , j u s t as the people o f Zimbabwe had now achieved freedom and were r e p r e s e n t e d i n the Commission. Wherea.s I s r a e l was on the s i d e o f m i l i t a r y d i c t a t o r s h i p s and r e p r e s s i v e régimes, t h e P a l e s t i n i a n people was proud t o be a s s o c i a t e d w i t h the n a t i o n a l l i b e r a t i o n movements o f s o u t l i e r n i i f r i c a and E l S a l v a d o r and w i t h c o u n t r i e s w h i c h had vron freedom, such as N i c a r a g u a and Zimbabwe. 53. He hoped t h a t t h e Commission would vote i n f a v o u r o f d r a f t r e s o l u t i o n s

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55' Mr. EBLDMAN ( U n i t e d S t a t e s o f A m e r i c a ) , spealcing' i n e x e r c i s e o f the r i g h t o f r e p l y , s a i d t h a t the statements made b y the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f the B y e l o r u s s i a n S o v i e t S o c i a l i s t R e p u b l i c were f a c t u a l l y wrong and that,_ i n any case, the c o n c l u s i o n s he had dravm d i d n o t l o g i c a l l y f o l l o w from h i s s t a t e m e n t s . P o r example, the T r u s t T e r r i t o r i e s o f the P a c i f i c I s l a n d s had indeed been d i v i d e d i n t o f o u r a r e a s , p u r s u a n t t o a c t i o n t a k e n b y the Congress o f M c r o n e s i a , the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e body o f those T e r r i t o r i e s . B u t t h e y had not been p l a c e d i n any new s t a t u s ; such a c t i o n c o u l d be t a k e n o n l y i n accordance w i t h the r u l e s l a i d down f o r s t r a t e g i c T r u s t T e r r i t o r i e s , o f w h i c h M i c r o n e s i a was the o n l y one.

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56. The people o f P u e r t o E i c o had e x e r c i s e d t h e i r r i g h t to s e l f - d e t e r a i n a t i o n i n r e f e r e n d a h e l d i n 1952 and 197| i t should he noted t h a t , d u r i n g the r o u t i n e e l e c t i o n s f o r Governor i n I9SO, the two c a n d i d a t e s a.dvocating independence had between them p o l l e d o n l y 5«6 p e r cent o f the t o t a l votes ca.st. 57. He wondered when a referendum had la.st been h e l d i n the B y e l o r u s s i a n S o v i e t S o c i a l i s t R e p u b l i c and what a t t i t u d e towards s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n wa.s h e l d by the a . u t h o r i t i e s t h e r e . He quoted a passage by L e n i n t o the e f f e c t t h a t no t r u e M a r x i s t c o u l d deny tha,t the i n t e r e s t s c f s o c i a l i s m vrere above tho r i g h t o f n a t i o n s t o s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n , a.nd a passage b y S t a l i n a s s o r t i n g tha.t the rig'ht t o s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n c o u l d n o t and must n o t serve as an obsta.cle to the vrorking c l a s s i n e x e r c i s i n g i t s r i g h t to d i c t a t o r s h i p .

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