Heights. By building further settlements, Israel aims at the disruption of all peace efforts. That undertaking reflects Israel’s manifest will to expand at the expense of Arab rights. 94. Israel’s continued violation of all international instruments and laws, its daily practices in the occupied Arab territories and its attitude towards every effort and endeavour aimed at finding a permanent peaceful solution in the Middle East prove beyond any doubt that it is not desirous of peace and is not interested in achieving any progress towards a solution of the problem. Rather, it deliberately seeks to sabotage any efforts ic this respect. As is evident from the course it has taken, Israel seeks to reach one goal: the impossible goal of the capitulation of the Palestinian Arab people into accepting the occupation of its territories and enslavement by Israel. 95. Israel’s expansionist policies have been very costly to the Middle East area. Since the creation of the Zionist entity, the area has been in a state of instability and turmoil. Those policies have also constituted a perennial source of danger, jeopardizing the entire region as well as international peace and security. At the same time, Israel has persisted in riding roughshod over all relevant Gen- eral Assembly and Security Council resolutions, This brings into question the usefulness and effectiveness ofthe Council in maintaining international peace and deterring the aggressor. These two bodies have become completely immobilized, unable to put an end to these practices and to eliminate the injustices to which the Arab people are subjected in Arab territories, 96. The responsibility for obstructing the Council in discharging its responsibility with regard to Israel’s terror- ist aCtiOnS must be borne by the United States, which uses its international weight to defend those policies by its 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a political statement or a diplomatic document, discussing the actions and policies of Israel and the United States in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The language used is formal and critical, suggesting that the text is intended to be a formal expression of opinion or a call to action. The topics discussed, such as the expansion of settlements, violation of international law, and the impact on regional stability, are all related to international relations and geopolitics.

**Category**
International relations