be relied upon to produce peace by itself. It is no alternative to a parallel and successful United Nations operation to end the occupation and transform the cease- fire into a genuine and just peace. 132. There is another deceptive appearance which must not distract the Council from coming to grips with its responsibility in the Middle East. Tll’e valiant and honour- able representative of the Secretary-General has not yielded or given LIP in his determined effort to carry out his mandate of peace making in the last five and a half years. But his technical engagement in the effort does not relieve the Council of its responsibility to render every support and assistance to him and to remove the objective difficulties and obstacles hindering the successful conclusion of his efforts. At the moment the Jarring mission is completely deadlocked. The factual and objective report of the Secretary-General, which is now in the hands of members of the Council, is a chronicle of Israeli obstructionism. It shows clearly and poignantly that every time the Arab parties opened themselves to an honourable peace Israel blocked the road. Every time the Arab parties responded positively to the initiatives of the Special Representative, of the Security Council or of the General Assembly, Israel met those initiatives negatively. 133. Two years passed after the adoption of resolution 242 (1967) with Israel refusing explicitly to accept the resolution. Three years passed with Israel refusing to accept or mention the word “withdrawal”. Jordan and its Arab partners received Ambassador Jarring a dozen times in their capitals. They made clear commitments to the acceptance and implementation of resolution 242 (1967) in all its provisions. They accepted in it the balance of obligations between the Israeli obligation to withdraw and the Arab 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a political situation, specifically the Israeli occupation and the efforts of the United Nations to broker a peace agreement. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that it is a official document or report. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues, but rather focuses on the political negotiations and the actions of the parties involved.

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief