lln&r your experienoad guidance the Security Council will successfully anelude its examination of the extremely complex and delicate issue cm the agenda. We listened with particular interest to the exhaustive statement of President Yasser Arafat. We still have fresh memories of his inspiring and bold speech delivered here at the Palais, in which he submitted the initiative for a peaceful solution to the Middle East crisis and the Falestiniar issue. That initiatiVe E~ved tie way for a historic turning-point in the search for a permanent, aomprehensive and just peace in the Middle East. Jvwm S/N. 2923 281 (Mr. Kas in, Yugoslav iai Wo must not forget that we are faced with a world crisis of the longe5t duration, repraPenting the arast serious sourcm of tension in the world. The stagnation fn the Middle East problem at&n&s out from WI positive trends in international relations. While, on the one hand, the majority +f mjor hotbeds of crisis are being opened fa negotiation oz teso.lved, an the o r- bend the Middle East crisis remains at a standstill. The latest blockade of the peaae process has been follwed by a renewal of the mat violent repression by the 1~ael.i occupatico authorities. We are distressed and embittered by the latest acts of fierce violenas against innocxmt Palestinian c iv11 fans. Such repressiar increases the tensian iu the occupied territories and in the entire Middle ESa5t region. Their causes Lie in the year5-larg practice of the Israeli authorities of violating the national and human rights of the Arab paleetinian population. -ever, it is aWe again being Confirmd that such c#asures Carol. halt the juut rabeltion of a puople set m persevering in its etsuggle for its rights. The heroic Lntifadah, which has been going on for mre than two pare nowI has 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative or leader of a country, addressing the Security Council about the Middle East crisis and the Palestinian issue. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with a focus on the political and humanitarian aspects of the situation. The text mentions the Israeli occupation, human rights violations, and the Intifadah, which suggests that the category should be related to international relations, politics, or humanitarian aid.

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