cease-fire lines there will be other new lines, but they will extend beyond Jordan, perhaps as far as Lebanon and perhaps even into central Syria.” We took careful note of this. 56. Mr. Abba Eban, the Foreign Minister of Israel, also stated late in 197 1: “ . . . the kibbutzim established in territory under Israeli control in Sinai, Gaza, Jordania and Golan are in places that Israel intends to keep in the future and has no intention of giving back to the Arab countries.” 57, The other day these words were corroborated in this Council by Ambassador Sharaf of Jordan [1717th meeting/, who told us that to his Government’s knowledge some 50 settIements had already been established in various places in the occupied territories, and he gave us their exact names and geographical locations, some of them being places very far from the old demarcation lines. 58. There has been no denial of this statement and for good reason. 59. If I have referred to statements to which I have already made reference in the past and which have been followed by others since, and in the same vein, it was to illustrate once again the fact that Israel is pursuing in the Middle East a standing policy of aggression and annexation in an inexorable process which is going forward unre- mittingly and more and more without the mystery in which international skulduggery on this scale is ordinarily veiled. 60. Israel takes no more account today than it did in the past, in 1967, in 1956, or in 1949, of the rights of peoples, of international laws or of the authority and prestige of the United Nations. 61. But what is the representative of Israel JIOW saying’? What replies does he make to the overwhelming accusations 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the political situation in the Middle East, specifically the actions of Israel and its impact on the region. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a context of international relations or politics.

**Category**
Politics