detained and imprisoned, and we are told that we have no right to resort to the Security Council with a resolution that can include only one party, as if we were on the same level as the Israelis; the usurpers and the occupied are on the same level. 254. The majority of members of the Council have been under foreign-occupation at some time. We can see this from European literature and the history of the Orient and the West. Books published after the Second World War show that resistance is the most honourable act of a human being. I take pride that we have people struggling in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, South Lebanon and the Golan Heights. I have said before that we cherish and honour them, and the international community must sup- port their struggle to liberate their territories. 255. The right to wage that struggle is enshrined in the Charter. It is a tradition that has been followed since the foundation of the United Nations and since the adoption of the resolution to end colonization. It is just like the right given in Article 5f of the Charter. The struggle is legiti- mate. All countries under occupation are obliged to use that right to liberate their territories. Therefore, no matter how the United States may try to equate us with the Israe- lis imported from various parts of .the world, we shall never listen to the United States. We shall never heed its threats and we shall never yield an inch. We shall come to the Security Council dozens of times, knowing in advance that we shall face the American veto, because we know the United States is protecting Israel. 256.’ Israel signed the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Tie of War, of 12 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a representative of a country or organization, addressing the United Nations Security Council. The content focuses on the struggle for liberation and self-determination of occupied territories, highlighting the legitimacy of resistance and the obligation to use all means necessary to achieve freedom. The text also emphasizes the importance of international support and solidarity with those struggling against occupation.

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