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Republicof Koreaon People's of by Statement the Delegation the Democratic IsraeliPractices to Committee Investigate agenda item 33: Reportof the Special Peopleand Other Arabs of the Affecting the HumanRightsof the Palestinian OccupiedTerritoriesat the FourthCommittee 96(2007) November13,Juche

Mr. Chairman, Republicof Koreatakesnotewith People's of The delegation the Democratic appreciationthe Report of the SpecialCommitteeto InvestigateIsraeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the PalestinianPeople and Other Arabs of the Territories. Occupied The Middle East issueoriginatedby the Israeli occupationof Arab territories still remains unresolved, even after several decades,inflicting immeasurable peopleand otherArab people. sufferingsupon the Palestinian In particular, the Palestinianpeople are deprived of their inalienable and Stateof Palestine humanrights, including the right to the independent fundamental to refugees return home as well as the right to work, to and the right of Palestinian education to medicaltreatment. and wall and the The extensionof Israeli settlements, constructionof separation by the settingup of the check-points Israel in the occupiedterritory causefurther territory and deny the Palestinianpeople even their destructionof the Palestinian right to free movement. Israelhas gone so far as to closeall the crossingpoints to the Furthermore Gaza Strip, block the economic activities and restrict even the humanitarian

in activities of the UN agencies this area,thus gravely jeopardizingthe right of in existenceof the people of the GazaStrip. Theseare daily happenings all the Arab territories. occupied Neither humanrights nor peaceand securityof Middle East are conceivable of withoutputtingan end to Israeliillegalactsandresolving the Middle Eastissue' level so far havebeentakenat the international Thougha seriesof measures for the purposeof a fair and peacefulsolution to the Middle East issueincluding into actionand Israelhas become issue.They are yet to be translated Palestinian challenges. imposing evermore undisguised of This is because the attemptsof certainforcesbacking Israel politically, militarily and logistically,and particularlyusing the Middle East issuefor their politicalpurposes. dishonest Mr. Chairman, fairly issueshouldbe resolved The Middle Eastissueincludingthe Palestinian at the earliestpossibledate in conformity with the relevantresolutionsof the IIN law. and the international Israel shouldimmediatelywithdraw from all the occupiedArab territoriesand by caused its occupationof Arab territories take full responsibilityfor the damages and its violationsof humanriehts. And the InternationalCommunity shouldcertainlycall in questionthe actsof thosecountriesthat conniveat and evenback the Israeli territorial occupationand humanright violationsfor politicalpurposes. My delegationwould like to take this opportunityto renew its firm solidarity with Palestinianpeople in their just struggle to achieve the national unity and Stateof regain the legitimatenationalrights including the right to the independent as Palestine with East Jerusalem its capital,and reiterateits firm solidaritywith for Arab peoplein their struggle a fair solutionto the Middle Eastissue. Thank you.