text: dispossession andapplies against themthesameterrorist andracialmeasures - usedbytheGovernment ofPretoria against thepeopleofSOuthAfrica. Thefailure ofthesecurity Council toimplement itsdecisions hasencouraged Israeltopersist initschallenge tothisOrganization. Itpersists inattacking anyArabStateandviolating theintegrity ofitsterritories orairspace. In -June1981,itsaircrafts attacked theIraqinuclear reactor builtforpeaceful purposes. Lastweek,itlaunched anairraidagainst thesistercountry of Tunisia, andinflicted heavylossesinlifeandproperty amongthecivilian population. Thiscriminal attack byIsraelisanovertterrorist act,andagrave violation ofthesovereignty andsecurity ofaStateMemberofthisOrganization. Itisaserious disregard ofallprinciples andgoalsadvocated bytheUnited Nations Charter andinternational law.Weappealtotheinternational community to condemn thiseriminalaggression committedbyanentity whichpretends tobea Stateabiding byinternational law,whereas infactitisfarfrombeingso. TheSecurityCouncil hasnotbeenabletoadoptresolutions toprevent orstop recurrent Israeli aggression, ortoimplement positive decisions adopted byitto reaffirm theillegality oftheannexation ofArabland,duetothesupport oftheM/jcl A/40/PV.24 SS--- -------~--~-~~--~--------- (Hr. Al-Khali~a, Bahrain) Uni,tedStatestoIsrael anditsrecurrent useofthevetoagainst anyproposal to condemn orpunishIsraelforitsinhuman practices, wh~charecontrar~' to international law.Theprestige ofthisOrganization cannotberest.orel,d exceptby duerespect foritsresolutions. Despitethearrogance ofIsraelanditscontinuous aggression, theAlI':abshave provedtotheworldthattheywantpeace. Theyexposed thefraudulent alle~lations ofIsraelwhentheyputforward theFezPlanforpeaceintheMiddleEast. r-tisa positive plan,whichhasbeenrejected byIsrael. ThePalestine Liberation Organization (PLO),whichisthesolelegitimate representative ofthePalestinjan people, hasresponded to-theinitiatives forapeaceful solution byparticipatin~l inajointJordanian-Palestinian delegation tocarryoutadialogue withtheUni~,d Statesinpreparation foraninternational conference tosolvethePalestinian question peacefully.-------------- --- NR/td A/4G/PV.24 5t1 (~.Al-Khalifa, Bahrain) Anybody whoreadsthrough Security Council resolutions 24:2(1967)and 338(1973)willfindthattheyarebasedonthesoundprinciple ofpeaceforland. Allinitiatives forpeaceinthisrespect arebasedonthisprinciple. Thuswesee thattheArabnationismovingtowards peace,whereasIsraelisblocking this forward movement, foritdoesnotwantpeace.Itp£efers theoccupation ofArab landstotheestablishment ofajustandlasting peaceintheregion. Thequestion ofapartheid hasbeenunderdiscussion bytheGeneral Assembly since1946.Itisregrettable thattheinternational co~nunity hassofarbeen unableuntilnowtostoptheinhuman practices ofthewhiteminority regime directed against thepeopleofSouthAfrica. Thequestion ofapartheid hasgivenrisetoanumbE!rofdecisions atthe international level;possibly themostimportant istheSecurity Council resolution of4November 1977whicn,underChapter VIIoftheChar'ter, mademandatory thethen volu~tary banontheexportofarmstoSouthAfrica. TheracistPretoria Government triestocontain international pressure byintroducing formalreforms whichdonotdealwiththeactualpolicyofracialdiscrimination inSouthAfrica. Thisactionhasnotdeceived theinternational community whichhas,onthe contrary, reaffirmed theconviction ofthebl;ackmajority thatacontinuous struggle againstthatdespicable policyistheonlywayinwhichitcanregainits freedom andputanendtothepolicyofracialdiscrimination. Thecurrent mass uprising inmanypartsofSouthAfricaconfirms thisconclusion, whichhasbecome increasingly inescapable overtheyears. Weappealtotheinternational community tosupport thestruggle ofthepeople ofSouthAfricaandcallupontheSecurity Council -andparticularly itspermanent members -todoitsdutyandimposeeconomic sanctions andatotalboycott onthe Pretoria Government tocompelittoabandonitspolicyofracialdiscrimination.NR/td A/40/PV.24 57 (Hr.Al-Khalifa, Bahrain) Asregards Namibia, theGovernment ofSouthAfricastilldisregards Security COUncil i.'eaolutioil 435(1979), whichcallsfortheindependenae ofNamibia under theauspices oftheunitedNations. Iassociate myselfwiththemajority ofMember StatesofthisOrganization inreaffirming theillegality oftheelections andof thelocalmeasures imposed byth~Government ofsouthAfricainNamibia, contrary toallUnitedNations resolutions. Thequestion ofAfghanistan hasbeenattracting theattention ofthe international community since1979,whenSovietforcesattacked thatcountry and occupieditagainst thewillofitspeople. TheSovietforcesmust,inaccordance
analysis: This text appears to be a speech or statement from a representative of a country, likely from the Arab League or a non-aligned nation, addressing the United Nations Security Council. The speech focuses on criticizing the actions of Israel and South Africa, two countries that are often at odds with the international community, and expressing support for the Palestinian people and the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. The speech also touches on the broader issues of international law, human rights, and the role of the United Nations in promoting peace and security.