alone, over 45,000 displaced persons are still dwelling in temporary shelters in East Jordan-which is perhaps under- standable: the people of Gaza have been in the centre of this massive demographic dislocation; tens of thousands of them have been tossed about while their dwellings have been bulldozed; Gaza itself is being quickly absorbed into Israel . 126. The sum total of what is happening in the occupied territories is a sad and shocking spectacle of national dissolution and national displacement. 127. For six years, the Security Council has watched but refrained from action on this shocking spectacle. It is true that other organs and committees of the United Nations have concerned themselves with these problems and adopted appropriate resolutions. Many times, the Assembly has reproached Israel for its actions. Invoking the general and specific instruments and provisions of humanitarian international law, it called upon Israel to desist from changing the physical character and demographic compo- sition of the occupied territories. It condemned the violations of human rights by the occupying Power. It expressed its opposition to Israeli’s radical measures of confiscation of properties, deportation, transfer of popula- tion, establishment of settlements, collective punishment, violation of religious sites and holy places, and annexation of occupied areas. So did the Commission on Human Rights, and repeatedly. In fact, the General Assembly established the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human’ Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories-a committee which, incidentally, was repeatedly denied entry and co-operation by Israel. How reminiscent of Israel’s similar attitude towards the mission set up by the Secretary-General in accordance with Security Council resolution 298 (1971) of 2.5 September 1971 on Jerusalem. 128, So the United Nations has indeed pronounced itself many times on Israel’s policies and actions throughout the last six years. But for those pronouncements and resolu- 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the political situation in the occupied territories, specifically the displacement of people and the actions of Israel. The focus is on the humanitarian aspects of the situation, with mentions of human rights violations, settlements, and annexation. The text also touches on the role of the United Nations in addressing these issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations