text: enslave its people. Whether that is done in the name of superior economic potential or in the name of a “civilizing mission”, this Council and the United Nations as a whole have rejected that anachronistic and reactionary argument in all the forums of the United Nations. 164. What we are faced with is not a discussion of comparative records or comparative political and economic structures, The issue before us is that one country at the moment occupies the territory and enslaves the people of another nation. It has no right to do so, under any pretext, under the slogan of any myth or in the context of any mythological or fictional claims. The occupation must end. The people in the occupied territories will have an opportunity to express their choice; they can play their role, which they have done and will continue to do, in the construction of their political institutions and in deciding their own future. This the Jordan Government has re- peatedly said. 165. The only hindrance to this effective and most constructive solution is the fact that Israel opposes it because it cherishes and covets the territory of the people who are now under its occupation, And if we defend the right of those people, it is not only by the authority that has been expressed through our constitutional structures and through the freedom of expression of our people on the West Bank, but also because, as a Member of the United Nations, we cannot tolerate, nor can any other Member, the usurpation of the lands of others, the encroachment on the borders of others, or the enslavement of people belonging to another State or nation. This is the issue before this Council; and in asking it to bring about a solution of this 
analysis: The text appears to be focused on a political and human rights issue, specifically the occupation of a country and the enslavement of its people. The language used is strong and emphasizes the illegality and injustice of the situation, with a focus on the need for the occupied people to have a say in their own future. This suggests that the text is more concerned with human rights and international relations than with economic or environmental issues.