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KHADDAM

lines on the record: 392
first: 1971-09-24
most recent: 1983-09-24
sittings or episodes: 11
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“That agreement has given the aggressor everything, while it has given the victim of aggression nothing more than a feeling of bitterness and injustice, with all the dangers intrinsic in the accumulation of such feelings dangers that would inevitably lead to the tearing up of all covenants and agreements, thus bringing the region to the brink of a new war. The world will then realize that such an agreement was not a step towards peace, but was rather a temporary truce in a situation that threatens the whole region with explosion. 72.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“I find it necessary to declare from this rostrum that attempts to face us with the alternative of either accepting the continuation of the stalemate which eventually would lead to war or accepting partial and individual agreements concluded at the expense of the rights and interests of our people will be doomed to failure and will not distract or hinder us from seeking the means leading to a real, just and durable peace. Irrespective of the circumstances, we shall not fall into the trap of the recently concluded Sinai Agreement. That agreement is merely one of those attempts to mislead. It is a move to force our people to surrender to the will of the aggressor.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The peace we are striving to attain with the help of this Organization and with the support and backing of all peoples is that just peace that restores to us all our occupied territories, and to the people of Palestine the international rights. We reject any atttempt to impose settlements that impair the rights of our people. Accordingly, we view the recently signed Egyptian-Israeli agreement as moving us farther from the road to peace. Besides, any consideration of that agreement as a step forward implies an attempt to mislead or means that the ingredients of peace in the region are not fully comprehended. 71.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“We have never believed in the soundness of partial steps or the "step-by-step policy", as designated by its initiators, because such a policy ignores the unity of our cause and represents the situation as a border dispute between Israel and Egypt, or between Israel and the Syrian Arab Republic, or between Israel and Jordan, while the situation in fact is between the Arabs as a whole and Israel, for an indivisible cause, namely, the restoration of the national rights of the people of Palestine and the recovery of all the occupied Arab territories. 70. It is for that reason that these steps are fraught with danger and are moving us far from peace, not bringing us closer to it. They give the impression that peace in the region is within reach, while actually the stalemate and calm that prevail bear the seeds of a new flare-up.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The peace we want is one that would ensure a comprehensive solution for our cause on the basis of the United Nations resolutions. Our view proceeds from the fact that any attempt that does not deal with the core of the problem that is, the people of Palestine and their expulsion from their homeland would be doomed to failure and would, in any case, be no more than a temporary truce. 69. It was with this understanding that we signed the disengagement agreement concerning the Golan Heights. We made a point of mentioning explicitly in the agreement that the agreement is only a step towards implementing Security Council resolution 338 (1973).”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The Israelis are adamant in refusing to recognize the Palestinian people, thus ignoring not only the existence of that people, but also the international will that recognizes their existence, as manifested in General Assembly resolution 3236 (XXIX). 67. I find it important to point out that the Arabs who refused to accept the consequences of the 1967 war refuse today to lose what they achieved in 1973. They are determined more than ever to safeguard and defend their rights, depending on the Organization's support and backing. Thus, it would not be safeguarding the Arab rights only, but also the Charter, its principles and the principles of freedom and dignity. 68. We are not warmongers; rather, we are working for peace.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Our country accepted it in a telegram that I sent to the Secretary-General in which I stated that our understanding of the resolution was based on the following two principles: first, Israel's complete withdrawal from all the Arab territories occupied since June 1967; and secondly, the recognition of the national rights of the Palestinian people. 66. Many thought that the Israelis learned from the lessons of the October war. However, the facts disprove that belief. The Israelis have once more begun to talk in the same manner and to use the same language they used prior to the October war. They are reaffirming their unwillingness to withdraw from all the occupied Arab territories, notably the Golan Heights, which the Israeli statements and declarations are considering a "part of Israel".”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“However, all those efforts were in vain. Israel has persisted in its intransigence and determination and keeps pursuing its aggressive and expansionist policy, building colonies and chasing the Palestinians to exterminate them. 65. In the face of all this we had only one recourse: the October war, which we fought with willingness, honor and courage. We were determined not to stop until we realized the objective of liberating our territories and securing the legitimate rights of the people of Palestine. Certain factors emerged during the war which led to the adoption of Security Council resolution 338 (1973).”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“What would become of the political map of the world and what would be the fate of world peace if each State advanced the pretext of secure boundaries to commit aggression against its neighbors and acquire territorial gains? 63. The slogan of secure boundaries raised by Israel is in reality a slogan behind which it conceals its expansionist intentions in order to keep hold of the occupied Arab territories. 64. We have tried on many occasions through the United Nations to compel Israel to withdraw from those territories. We have exerted strenuous efforts towards the implementation of the United Nations resolutions, especially those relating to Jerusalem and the securing of the national rights of the people of Palestine. The majority of world public opinion stood on our side in support of our just struggle.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“62 In 1967 Israel perpetrated a new aggression and occupied territories belonging to three States, including the Golan Heights. It is refusing to withdraw from the Heights under the pretext of its need for secure boundaries". It is very strange to talk about secure boundaries in the age of missiles and sophisticated weaponry. Did those "secure boundaries prevent the Egyptian and Syrian armies from penetrating the occupied Arab territories during the October war? Which of the two sides needs secure boundaries? Is it Israel, whose history abounds with aggression, or the Arabs, who have always been the victim of aggression?”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The undertaking to honor the obligations of the Charter was a false undertaking. The resolution on the return of the refugees has remained mere ink on paper, although the United Nations has been reaffirming it every year since 1950. The same applies to resolution 181 (II). Israel occupies areas equaling four times the area granted to it under that resolution. 61 Israel, which was admitted to the United Nations by resolution 273 (III) and under the two conditions I mentioned, does not deserve to be a member of the international community. It is constantly violating the United Nations Charter and resolutions; hence, the conditional resolution endorsing Israel's membership must, after an experience of over a quarter of a century, be reconsidered in the light of Israel's non-compliance with the obligations of the said resolution.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“What would be the situation in such a case and what would be the fate of the United Nations and world peace? 59. Israel's case is different from that of the other Members of this Organization. Israel's admission to the United Nations, based on General Assembly resolution 273 (III) of 11 May 1949, was linked to two conditions: first, an undertaking to honor the obligations of the Charter of the United Nations from the day it became a Member of the United Nations; and secondly, implementation of resolution 181 (II), of 29 November 1947, and resolution 194 (III), of 11 December 1948, relating to the need to allow the Palestinian refugees to return to their homes. 60. The then Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs solemnly pledged to accept those two conditions. But, needless to say, Israel has not fulfilled either of them.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Another matter that is no less dangerous than the former is Israel's violation of human rights. Israel is exercising the worst type of oppression and racial discrimination against the Arab inhabitants residing in Palestine. Such practices exceed by far those pursued by Nazism for eliminating its opponents. This policy, which is deeply embedded in the souls of Israeli rulers, is even being applied against the oriental Jews residing in Israel. 58. Throughout the history of the United Nations no State has flouted the Charter of the United Nations and resolutions as Israel has. Until when can this silence be maintained? Does not this silence towards Israel constitute a dangerous precedent that will encourage other States to follow suit?”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Israel's history is a series of challenges and defiance of the Charter of the United Nations and contempt for its resolutions, starting with resolution 181 (II) and the resolutions relating to the return and compensation of the refugees to those relating to Jerusalem, protecting the Holy Places and prohibiting any changes in the archaeological sites in the occupied territories. Israel recently took steps to change the features of the Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Al-Khalil and divided it into two parts, getting a hold of the larger part, thus proving once more its disdain of spiritual and human values. 56. I am not here to list the resolutions violated or disregarded by Israel; these are facts of which all representatives are aware and which our people are witnessing every day. 57.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The population of Israel today is about 2,5 million, while immigration to Israel is still continuing. 53. In view of the increase in population and the small area of land, Israel has committed the worst and most heinous crimes against the Arab inhabitants by forcing them to leave their lands and properties. Accordingly, the largest exodus known in history has taken place: a whole people has been forcibly driven from its homeland and replaced by other people. 54. I mention these facts to prove that they are an extension of the past and highlight Israel's expansionist and aggressive nature, which has not changed but has rather been reinforced. Israel's determination to keep its hold on the Arab territories occupied following the 1967 war is proof of what I am saying. 55.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“It is high time for the international community to put an end to Israel's acts that are based on domination, expansion and challenge to the Charter of the United Nations and the flouting of United Nations resolutions. 51. When Balfour made his declaration in 1917 promising the Jews a national homeland, the Jews then residing in Palestine did not own more than 2.5 per cent of the total area of Palestine. The partition resolution adopted in November 1947 [resolution 181 (II)] gave them 56 per cent of that area. They are at present dominating the whole of Palestinian soil. 52. The Jews residing in Palestine in 1918 did not exceed 56,000 persons, that is, 8 per cent of the total population. Owing to the immigration organized and encouraged by world Zionism and the Government of the Mandatory Power, the number soared to 31 per cent in 1947.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“First, the Middle East region is in a strategic position. It is the cross-roads of three continents and is situated on two oceans and three seas; through it pass the most vital international communications routes. Secondly, there is the intertwining of international interests in this region. All of us remember how the war of October 1973 placed the super-Powers on the brink of a devastating nuclear war. Thirdly, there is the economic significance of this region due to the enormous quantities of oil stored therein. All of us remember the great crisis suffered by the world economy because of the October war. 50. Since one of the main purposes of the Charter is to deal with anything that jeopardizes world peace and security, the tense situation in the Middle East ranks foremost among the problems to be solved.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The major shifts that took place in the balance of power in the world during the last 10 years and the liberation of many developing nations and their emergence on the international scene make it necessary to reconsider this order, so that the developing countries receive the standing they deserve within the international monetary and economic establishments. Any reform in the international monetary order must take into consideration the stabilization of the main currencies of the international payments system in order to secure stable sources of such currencies for the developing countries which export raw materials. 48. The explosive effects of the tense situation in the Middle East region may not be confined to that region alone. The situation, rather, threatens world peace at large, for the following reasons. 49.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Another subject that requires a quick solution is reforming the current international monetary order that was shaken as a result of the inflation and recession in the industrialized countries in recent years, a situation which caused major fluctuations in the exchange rates of the main currencies and the floating of most of them. This has had an adverse effect on world trade, particularly on the economies of devel-oping countries, and this order has become incapable of handling international payments in a stable and equitable manner. 47.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“We point out in particular the Program of Action adopted by the Assembly at its sixth special session [resolution 3202 (S-Vl)], which was reaffirmed by the seventh special session and the Charter of the Economic Rights and Duties of States [resolution 3281 (XXIX)], and we demand the implementation of their provisions. 45. I find it imperative to refer to the fact that any international economic conference whose agenda is limited to discussing the energy crisis and does not extend to discussing all raw materials, as provided for by the resolutions of the Conference of Developing Nations for Raw Materials held at Dakar in February 1975, shall be doomed to failure as was the fate of the attempt made last spring. 46.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Such an order would help the development plans of the developing countries. Another means that would help these countries economically and socially would be for the advanced countries to provide the developing countries with financial and technological assistance, while leaving them free to select the course they want to pursue for their development. 44. In this connexion, we support the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly at its sixth and seventh special sessions, and those adopted by the non- aligned Conference at Lima.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The peace aspired to in the United Nations Charter cannot be secured as long as there are rich countries and poor countries, dominating countries and exploited countries; unless the gap between the rich and the poor countries is narrowed; and unless the exploited countries are allowed to recover their full rights and their sovereignty over their wealth and resources. 43. For the sake of propagating the international justice we all seek it is essential to establish a new world economic order that would make it possible to improve the machinery of the prevailing trade exchanges and allow the developing countries to sell their raw materials at remunerative and stable prices proportionate to the prices levied by the advanced countries when they re-export such materials in the form of manufactured goods.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Such elimination can be achieved only through the evacuation by the Zionist forces of all the occupied territories and through the realization of the legitimate rights of the people of Palestine, including the right to return and to self-determination. I shall revert to this subject later. 41. The suffocating economic crisis suffered by the capitalist world economy and its impact on international trade and the world monetary system have been reflected in the economies of the third-world countries, as if these countries have always had to pay for the mistakes of others. 42. It is high time for the international Organization to deal with these problems seriously.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The policy of international detente achieved a significant positive step when it succeeded in convening, at Helsinki, the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, which laid down principles to be adopted by the participating members for enhancing the prospects of peace in Europe. While supporting and welcoming this significant step, may we ask what peace can be achieved when a neighboring region, namely, the Middle East, is a flaring hotbed of tension? May I also remind the Assembly of the strategic location of this region and its deep bearing on European security? 40. The October war of liberation of 1973 was a strong proof of such a link. Any talk about international detente and European security will remain idle unless the causes of tension are eliminated.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“We view with great concern the imperialist attempts and maneuver aimed at transforming the island into a base of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 38. Since I am still talking about the right of peoples to self-determination, I find it imperative to refer to the Western Sahara, which is part of Arab soil, whose fate concerns the whole Arab nation, and which is still being occupied by Spanish troops. 1 appeal to the friendly Spanish Government to expedite its evacuation of this Arab territory, I declare my support for the efforts made by the Moroccan Government to solve the dispute involving the future of the Sahara in accordance with the United Nations Charter and the decisions of the Conference of Arab Heads of State or Government, held at Rabat in October 1974. 39.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Despite these victories, there are peoples still suffering from the yoke of colonialism and still subject to the most abominable forms of racial oppression. I find it my duty from this rostrum to hail the just struggle waged by the people of Angola, Namibia, Rhodesia and South Africa, as well as the various liberation movements in the world, for their freedom and for the eradication of the vestiges of the racial colonialist regimes that are still exploiting their lands and resources. I also declare our full support for the just struggle of the Korean people in realizing their national unity. 37. In Cyprus, that neighborly island which was the scene of sanguinary events, we demand the implementation of the relevant United Nations resolutions and the safeguarding of its unity and territorial integrity.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The Vietnamese people have achieved victory and were able to realize their will after a fierce war for which they sacrificed millions of lives The Cambodian people won victory also and realized their wishes of selecting the system and path they wanted. The struggle of the peoples of Mozambique, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe was crowned with victory, and I welcome the admission of these countries as active members of the international community and expect them to play their part in supporting the forces of freedom and progress. I denounce the policy aimed at preventing the admission of the two parts of Viet Nam to the United Nations. We consider that this admission would be an enrichment of the heroic human experience. 36.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“33. Mr. President, allow me first of all to congratulate you on your election as President of this session of the General Assembly. I am confident that you will carry out your task in the best possible manner in view of your experience, knowledge and wide renown. We earnestly wish you success. 34 It also pleases me to extend thanks to Mr. Abdel- aziz Bouteflika, the Foreign Minister of Algeria, for the efforts he exerted during his presidency of the twenty-ninth session, which greatly contributed to the significant results achieved by that session. To him and to our sister State of Algeria I convey my greetings. 35 Significant events have occurred since the last session in the area of the struggle of peoples for liberation and independence.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“These are indeed the propitious conditions necessary for a climate of international relationships that can prosper under the auspices of the United Nations and become one of justice, love and equality in a world of peace, progress and prosperity.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“President, that this session over which you preside will be the starting-point for a new era, one highlighting the strength and efficiency of this Organization. 139. The Syrian Arab Republic, reasserting its belief in the Charter and in international law, feels strongly committed to the liberation of its occupied territories by every means available to it, and to securing the rights of the Palestinian people. In working towards these ends, we are giving expression to the aspirations and the interests of the international community in its longing for a just and lasting peace, and we are sincerely collaborating with all States and all forces working towards this.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“If such utilization results in certain negative effects on other States, it is the duty of those States to cease giving their support to aggression, whether it be political, economic or military support, and to offer aid and assistance to the peoples suffering from aggression. The liquidation of aggression and its causes is one of the most important factors in eradicating the hotbeds of tension in the world, and it represents a process that will certainly have positive effects on the world economy and will serve the interests of different peoples. 138. Only by working tirelessly, with courage and profound faith in the principles of the Charter and their applicability, can we fulfill the hopes of humanity. We are optimistic, Mr.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“There is no doubt that indulgence in military aggression, the appropriation by great Powers of huge budgetary sums for military expenditures, the amounts of aid given or proffered to racist and expansionist regimes, and the control of third-world resources all figure prominently in the state of inflation that is overwhelming the world. 137. It is the right of the peoples of the third world that have suffered from colonialism and exploitation by imperialist companies to 'restore their full control over their natural resources and to utilize those resources for safeguarding their independence, sovereignty and national territory.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“The disparities resulting from that gap which made it necessary to hold the historic sixth special session of the General Assembly last spring require sincere, serious and prompt work on the part of the technologically advanced States on the basis of full and rapid implementation of General Assembly resolution 3202 (S-VI), with restoration to all States of full sovereignty over their natural resources, easier access for them to technology, and technical assistance in promoting the construction of their economies on a sure, strong and self-confident basis, and the liquidation of aggression, foreign occupation and every form of foreign economic exploitation. 136.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“AU peoples look to the Organization in the hope that it will be able to spare the world the horrors of war and to build an international community based on sound and proper political, economic and social foundations; that it may do so by eliminating injustice, upholding right, spreading international justice and securing to all peoples their full rights. It is imperative for this Organization to find solutions to the great problems facing the international economy, and it is mandatory that it work towards narrowing the gap between the developing and developed countries.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“When we consider that those events are not isolated from the situation as a whole in the Miduik Bast and Europe, we feel that we should do everything possible that can put an end to the ordeal of the Cypriot people and settle their problem on the basis of the territorial integrity and independence of their country, remove all causes of tension in the island, and ensure that Cyprus remains a member of the group of non-aligned countries. We appeal to all Member States to co-operate towards the realization of these goals. 135. Our Organization faces a new era. As was stated by the Secretary-General, it must respond to challenges and changes without sacrificing its principles.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Thus the way is being ^prepared for attainment by the people of Palestine of their national rights, under the leadership of PLO. 134. Our people look forward to the day when the Mediterranean will be a lake over which peace reigns supreme, following on the disappearance of the hotbeds of tension in the Middle East resulting from the Zionist aggression against the Arab nation. We are saddened by the events in Cyprus, that island, so close to our shores, to which we are linked by cordial relations based on proximity, co-operation, the principles of the Charter and the policy of non-alignment.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Some illustrations of this can be found in the top-level meetings that have taken place and are taking place in our country and in other Arab countries; in our active participation in the most important international conferences; in the series of visits undertaken recently by President Hafez El-Assad to a number of friendly States. In all of these there is an impulse for greater international understanding and co-operation, and a strong reaffirmation of a common faith in the principles of the Charter and in the moral values and norms of justice of the international community. The results of the conferences of the non-aligned countries and of the Islamic countries in Lahore and the summit meeting of the Arab States demonstrate and confirm this fact.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Unfortunately, we do not believe that hope will be fulfilled, unless we reach this result as soon as possible, particularly since Israel is resorting to all sorts of maneuvers for the purpose of aborting all such efforts and evading its obligations under the United Nations resolutions and the Charter. 133. The policy of our country is that of a door open to the world in a spirit of friendship, positiveness and co-operation with all countries save those that base their philosophy and existence on racism. As a result of that policy, our country, together with other Arab countries, is witnessing a great and fruitful evolution in political, economic and spiritual relations with most other countries of the world.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Hence the need for strong measures to be undertaken by the United Nations and by all peace-loving peoples, measures such as those urged in the resolutions adopted by the Fourth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, convened in Algiers, calling for a political, military, economic and cultural boycott of Israel and for the discontinuance of all sea and air communications facilities extended to Israel by any country. We are entitled to expect and the events of October have only served to emphasize this such an international effort for the fulfillment of the Arab nation's legitimate demand of complete withdrawal and the demands for the national rights of the Arab Palestinian people.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Any co-operation with or assistance to Israel, militarily, economically or politically, will encourage it to persist in shunning its international obligations. All States, and particularly those which have been and are backing Israel, are called upon to fulfill their responsibility in the protection of the United Nations Charter and in the implementation of United Nations resolutions. 132. Any attempt to restore, in one form or another, the situation that prevailed prior to the October war will have a nefarious impact on peace.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“It behooves the Assembly now to examine all its aspects, so that Members can form a clear picture of what Israel is an example of settler colonialism similar in its nature and in the way it has been achieved to that of South Africa and Rhodesia. When we insist on the withdrawal of Israel from all occupied Territories, and associate with this the ensuring of the rights of the Arab Palestinian people, we base ourselves on a historical reality which neither the series of Israeli aggressions nor the policy of fait accompli can eliminate from existence. By refusing to comply with United Nations resolutions, by engaging in maneuvers in order to evade the obligation of implementing Security Council resolution 338 (1973), Israel places the region in a condition hardly conducive to assuring international peace and security.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Failure of the Organization to shoulder its responsibilities will jeopardize the progress achieved in international relations and allow them to revert to a state of explosive tension, for whatever occurs in the Middle East will have repercussions throughout the whole world. 131. On these premises, the Arab States and others have decided to request the inclusion of the question of Palestine as an item on the agenda of the present session [AI9742 and Add J-4]. All States have supported this request and merit our sincerest thanks. The question of Palestine has been On the world's conscience for more than half a century.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Among the responsibilities of the United Nations, which inherited the question of Palestine from the League of Nations and has dealt with the Middle East crisis, is to declare without ambiguity that no just peace can be established save by the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Arab Territories occupied since June 1967 and by the revocation of all changes introduced by Israel in the demographic, economic and cultural structure of the occupied Territories. If Israel does not comply, the Organization should proceed forthwith to take all measures provided for in the Charter to deprive it of its membership and force complete withdrawal from all the occupied Territories and the restoration, to the Palestinian people of its national rights.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Persistence in depriving the Palestinian people of its rights is contrary to the Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; it is contrary to the policy of the United Nations, which is to liquidate colonialism and combat racism. The identity and individual character of the Palestinian people have been manifested through its struggle under the leadership of PLO, which most States have recognized, as they have recognized the legitimacy of the struggle of the Palestinian people. Therefore we appeal to you to extend political, material and moral support to this struggling people, to achieve peace and justice in the Middle East. 130.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“The Syrian Government insists that restoration to the Palestinian people of their national rights and other rights recognized by the Charter and United Nations resolutions is indispensable for the establishment of a just and durable peace in the Middle East, that the exercise by this people of its right to self-determination requires the implementation of paragraph 11 of General Assembly resolution 194 (III) adopted on 11 December 1948, which the Assembly has yearly reaffirmed, requiring the return of the Palestinians to their homes, and that Israel be compelled to annul all the measures it has taken to deprive the Palestinian people of its national and human rights. It calls upon the Security Council to take the necessary steps to safeguard those rights. 129.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“See for yourselves the evidence that Israel could not contain its racism and instinct to destroy, but indulged them by razing the features of the town, demolishing every house, every shop, mosque, church, school, hospital, water reservoir and electric generator, every precious antiquity, even desecrating the sanctity of cemeteries with tractors and explosives. After such criminal operations the Israelis found the easiest course was to claim that the destruction of Quneitra occurred during the war, thus adding lies and hypocrisy to their war crimes. 128. The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic calls upon the international Organization not to neglect the situation in the Middle East, for it is explosive, and hopes that it will go to the root of the problem.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Therefore we appeal to you to stand by our people, who are striving for peace, to support us so that we can continue towards this goal, and take measures which will impress upon Israel that it cannot with impunity persist in its hostile policy against peoples, that violation of its commitments on the basis of which it was admitted to the United Nations makes Israel unfit for membership in the international community. 127. Indeed, it has become a focal point of disturbance and terror in this sensitive region of the world. Visit yourselves, my friends, the town of Quneitra to see what Israeli hatred did just before the evacuation, following the separation agreement.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Israel fully disregards the harmful effects to international security and peace at a time when the situation in the Middle East has ceased to be one of mere regional dimensions and when its impact and dangers extend to all points of the globe. 126. We summon the attention of the international community once more to the fact that acquiescence in aggression and complacency in the face of its continuation in one part of the world encourage aggression in other parts.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“The text expressly stipulates that the agreement is but a step towards implementing resolution 338 (1973) and does not constitute the just and durable peace desired. Although four months have elapsed since the signing of this agreement, Israel still continues to maneuver, procrastinate and issue refusals. 125. Israel is escalating the tension with military preparations behind which lie new aggressive intentions, with no regard to the far-reaching harm this may do to international security and peace depending on the encouragement received from some Powers which continue to send economic aid and armaments to Israel.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“They are more than ever determined to protect and defend and safeguard their national rights not only because these are their rights, but because to safeguard and defend such rights is to defend the Charter and the freedom and dignity of man. 124. We deployed our utmost efforts following the cease-fire to secure implementation of Security Council resolution 338 (1973). The Israeli response was more procrastination and more provocative statements, Our people is struggling for freedom. It has not tired of the struggle. It will not give way to despair. This was evident in our acceptance of the Golan war -as of any other war. That was brought to a halt by the agreement on separation of forces signed in Geneva on 31 May 1974.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)