exempt it from the goal that any peaceful method is normally designed to achieve. What does “negotiation” mean when Israel makes its own claims and territorial ambitions not negotiable? What does negotiation mean when Israel rejects beforehand the two main Arab claims, which are the essence of the present issue? The Arab States directly concerned define their case as the termination of Israeli occupation and respect for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian Arabs expelled from their homes. The United Nations has explicitly recognized both rights. Israel is a priori opposed to both these rights, as the records of the United Nations show, but speaks ‘at the same time of “negotiation”. Nothing can be more meaningless and misleading. This is why the United Nations and the international community cannot ahd should not leave the situation in the Middle East to be decided by the party which, at the moment, has the stronger coercive force and the most extreme territorial and political designs. 136. We must put the whole Middle East conflict with@ its simple and proper context. The ramifications of the Arab-Israeli conflict are many and complex, but its essence is simple. The Arabs did not create the Arab-Israeli problem; it was imposed on them. It started when a peaceful and prosperous land, Palestine, inhabited and owned by Arabs, was forcibly emptied and taken over. The Arab neighbours shared the grievance of their uprooted and displaced brothers and sensed the danger of the expanding force in their midst. In their pain and alarm they sought not revenge, but redress for their grievance and assurance for their safety. Israel completely rejected the course of peaceful redress to the Palestinians, including the appeals and demands of the United Nations that the displaced Palestinians be allowed repatriation to their homes and 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement or a diplomatic document, discussing the Arab-Israeli conflict and the rights of Palestinian Arabs. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with references to international organizations and historical events. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, and it is not focused on promoting a specific industry or technology. Instead, it seems to be concerned with the political and human rights aspects of the conflict.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education