ity in a serious attempt to restore confidence in the United Nations-a confidence that diminishes further year after year as a result of Israel’s persistent efforts to shatter the reputation of the Organization through disregard of its resolutions. The Charter of the United Nations is clear and straightforward in the ways to deal with such situa- tions, and reference to Chapter VII ought to clarify what we should do. Therefore, my delegation calls upon the Council to shoulder its responsibilities and implement the provisions of the Charter. 55. The Council is requested to put an end to Israel’s continued disregard by compelling it to withdraw from the Arab territories occupied since 1967 and to withdraw completely from Lebanon, in accordance with Council resolutions 508 (1982) and 509 (1982) and other resolu- tions; by compelling Israel, in the period prior to its with- drawal from the occupied territories, to respect the 1949 Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and comply with all its provisions in the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories, and to halt its arbitrary and expansionist policies and practices in those territories and immediately to cease building new settlements and remove existing ones so that the owners of those lands may regain their rights; and by reaffirming that any change in the legal status, geographic nature or demographic composition of the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories constitutes a violation ofthe provisions of the Geneva Convention and is hence null and void. 56. The experience of the United Nations with regard to Israel is, indeed, a unique one in its bitterness, Israel’s immediate automatic rejection of all United Nations reso- lutions relative to its policies should prompt the Organiza- tion to attempt to find more efficient means of enforcing its decisions. 5’ is C Sl te IT E w Ci 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a political statement or resolution from the United Nations, addressing the situation with Israel and the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories. It focuses on the issue of occupation, settlements, and international law, suggesting that the category should be related to international relations, politics, or conflict resolution.

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