ment. The fact that the agenda item under discussion was entirely extraneous to the Israel-Arab conflict, and indeed had no connection whatsoever to the State of Israel, was not viewed by those speakers as an impediment to their long-standing tradition of directing all-encompassing and malicious invective at my coun­ try at all times and regardless of the merits of the issue. Among the representatives who found it incumbent upon themselves to depart from the scheduled agenda, thereby detracting from the effective use of the Coun­ cil's time and further contributing to the erosion of its status as a forum charged with the promotion of inter­ national peace and security, the statements by the representatives of Libya, Syria, Bulgaria and Jordan were particularly noteworthy for their noxious and irrelevant character. Indeed, in addition to his deliber­ ate misrepresentation of both the letter and spirit of Security Council resolution 242 (1967), the represen­ tative of Jordan deemed it necessary to devote a sig­ nificant portion of his maiden statement before the Council to the maligning of my country, apparently out offear that he might otherwise be charged with having failed to contribute sufficiently to the effort to defame Israel. These meetings of the Security Council have unfor- 46 [Original: English] [25 February /983] tunately highlighted, once again, three particularly im­ portant points: (a) Many Arab States ~re still gripped by an obses­ sion with Israel so pervasive and relentless in charac­ ter that they find it impossible to forego any opportu­ nity whatsoever to interject wholly extraneous issues into international diplomatic discourse; (b) Through constant repetition of their anti-Israel litany, those Arab States attempt to deflect attention from various conflicts dividing the Arab world; (c) Certain other states continue to exploit the Arab fixation with Israel and Arab manipulation of the United Nations agenda in order to prevent discussion 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement or a speech by a representative of a country, likely Israel, addressing the United Nations Security Council. The language used is formal and critical, criticizing certain Arab states for their behavior and agenda. The content revolves around political issues, specifically the Israel-Arab conflict, and the manipulation of the UN agenda. This suggests that the category is likely related to international politics and diplomacy.

**Category**
International trade, Culture