text: Were it not for this ideology, together with Israel’s policies and well-planned schemes, the Middle East crisis, the crux of which is the Palestinian question, would never have arisen. All members of the Council-indeed, all the Member States-have no doubt that this crisis constitutes a threat to international peace and security. 51. Therefore, we Arabs find ourselves in a life-and- death conflict with Israel, which still occupies our territo- ries, displaces our people and seeks by every means to expel the indigenous population from their territory through the creation of circumstances which Israel believes-mistakenly-will force the Arabs to forego their struggle, surrender and leave their homeland. However, this Israeli wish is not being realized, since the popular uprising we are witnessing in occupied Palestine, the Golan Heights and southern Lebanon is but the natural response to the policy of invasion, expansion and occupa- tion, with its accompanying practices, the like of which have not been seen since the expansionist and racist nazism during the Second World War. The only similarity at pres- ent is the war being’ waged by the white minority regime in South Africa against our African brethren, who form 90 per cent of that country’s population, and the revolt of its masses against the settler colonialists is escalating and broadening day by day. 52. One wonders why millions of Africans have still not succeeded in destroying apartheid and dismantling the minority rGgime and why the Arabs-with their great potential in every field-cannot confront the persistent Israeli invasion, despite their recognized absolute rights to self-defence and the liberation of their land which they can exercise by all means. The answer is that the two racist regimes in Pretoria and Tel Aviv are protected, supported and financed by United States imperialism, whose reach 
analysis: The text appears to be a political statement or a speech, focusing on the Middle East crisis, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the comparison with the apartheid regime in South Africa. It highlights the struggles of the Palestinian people, the occupation of their territories, and the role of external powers in supporting the Israeli regime. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or social issues related to development, resources, or humanitarian aid.