text: territorial integrity and political independence of States. The most relevant Council document in this regard, after the Charter, is Security Council resolution 242 (1967). It emphasized unequivocally in its preamble the inadmis- sibility of the acquisition of territory by war, giving a decisive judgement on how its provision for the withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from the occupied territories is to be understood. Neither the law of the Charter, therefore, nor the provisions of the Council resolution condone an Israeli acquisition of ‘any part of the occupied territories. This is both obvious and logical. 122. But for six years now, the Council has omitted action on this matter while Israel has been actively doing and saying the very opposite of what the United Nations rules. Its leaders spoke loudly of their determination to stay in and absorb what amounts to all of the occupied territories. Its diplomatic agents recorded with the United Nations and with its instrumentalities their Government’s official polic>r of expansion at the expense of the occupied territories. The actions of Israel matched the words. Israel is engaged feverishly in consolidating its occupation and absorbing the areas under occupation. AU occupied areas are witnessing the imminent danger of loss of national character. Settle- ments are being planted in the various parts of the occupied territories. By the beginning of this year over 50 setlle- ments had been established in the West Bank of Jordan, in the Golan Heights, in Gaza and in Sinai. Mahoula,Argman. Haboqi, Ma’aliah Ephraim, Kiryat A’rba, Rosh Tsorirn, Shavot Allon, Gilgal, Meso’ah, Na’ran, Geteet, Ramal Banias, Gesher, Ramat Shalom, Giv’at Yu’ab, Nahal GoIan, Nahal El-Al, Nahal Uz, Nahal Yam, Nahal Sinai, Nahal Netsorim, Nahal Morag and many others are mushrooming in the occupied Arab lands and in the midst of the Arab 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a political issue, specifically the Israeli occupation of Arab lands and the implications of Israel's actions on the territorial integrity and political independence of States. The text mentions specific settlements and areas, and the language used is formal and diplomatic. Given the content and tone of the text, it is likely that it falls under a category related to international relations and politics.