text: occupied through force, not law. EWve s/w. 2923 291 (Mr. Ghezal, Tunieia) This does not prevent them from saying or trying to 5ay that theirs is a democratic State, but let us have a claser look at these elements of democracy where we see constant use made of force and violence and not of justice and peace. The Tunis ian delegation wishes to say that the United States itself, after all other States in the world, expressed its view that United Nation5 observnm should be sent to the region to find out what was happening, and especially to dismver &at had actually happened in this wholesale massacre. Recent events have pointed further t0 the intransigenoe of the occupying authorities and their obstinacy in wntinuing to perpetrate these actS, but the Security Council has responsibilities to protect the innocent and unarmed people of Palestine, to protect them from further threats. It is high time that this Council, which has the responsibility of safeguarding peace and Security in the world, took the necessary steps to ensure the protection of the Palestinian people agairnst Israeli repression and cruelty. A1s0, the fourth Geneva Convention should be respected by the Catracting Parties. The international community must not delay in giving its assistanurce to the people against wham fsrael is exerting all sorts of measures of pressure. Especially at this time, when the world is embarking upon a new epoch of democracy, peace, justice and law, it is time to seek peaceful settlerents to regional disputes, to assert the right of people5 to self-determination and dignity. The Security Council rmst follm the path it has always taken in the prst when it reeolved many regional and international conflicts , 5ueh as problems of colonialism aa aggression. The Council nest respond favourably to the Palestinian appeal, as 
analysis: The text appears to be a speech or statement from a representative of the Tunisian delegation to the United Nations, addressing the situation in Palestine and the actions of Israel. The text discusses the use of force and violence, the need for justice and peace, and the importance of respecting international law and conventions. The tone is critical of Israel's actions and emphasizes the need for the international community to take action to protect the Palestinian people.