text: the dignity of their parents, is also trying to articulate the will of previous and subsequent generations. Therefore the Palestinian uprising over recent weeks has in reopening the question of Palestine, also shown a large measure of maturity so that nobody can any longer dismiss the Palestinian people nor overbid them. They have taken the initiative to determine the course of unravelling events. ’ JSM/td S/PV. 2786 19-20 (Mr. Maksoud) The uprising might not be sustained at the same level of intensity, but the intensity of their commitment to their freedom and their right to exercise self-determination will be further manifested in different ways. It is because of this glorious chapter in Palestinian and. Arab history that a corrective has been set in motion. It has corrected the international community's marginalizing the Palestinian question and has therefore rendered it central again. JW6 s/PV. 2786 21’ (Mr. Maksoud) It has ‘corrected the Israeli claim to be the repository of Jewish COnSCiOUSneSS when Jewish humanist conscience has been outraged by Israeli behaviour patterns. It has corrected our own-Arab body politic by making us more and more united and in need of more and more cohesion in order to prove our. credibility, and therefore our effectiveness, It has removed much of the fog that redundant diplomacy has interpos‘ed into our pursuit of our rights. This is the historic significance of this uprising , a significance that has enabled this new generation of Palestinians to make history instead of being on the sidelines of his tory. Perhaps at this mOment, under the pretext of realism and pragmatism, many issues would be dealt with in a repetitious ‘manner. Put the uprising and what it has meant will enable us to be more creative, more imaginative, more visionary in bringing about a resolution of this conflict which has lasted for more than 
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement about the Palestinian uprising and its significance in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The speaker highlights the maturity and commitment of the Palestinian people in their struggle for self-determination and freedom. The text also touches on the international community's response to the Palestinian question and the need for the Arab body politic to be more united and cohesive. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text may be a official statement or speech.