morning meeting not to attack the expert from Cuba. What she had in fact asked him to do was to withdraw a statement. She had listened to the tape of what he had said. Mr. Alfonso Martinez had referred to a statement by Mr. Littman, who had suggested that the reason for the difficulties in the Middle East was the "zionism as racism" resolution; Mr. Alfonso Martinez had quite rightly disputed that and had said that the reasons for conflict were basically the expansionist and aggressive role of Israel. He had then gone on to say: "To finish illustrating that fact, the permanent force of this resolution is proved by the Zionist Government now through the announcement and practice that, faced with the threat of chemical war, the gas masks that are distributed to the civilian population are not distributed equally. They are just given out to some sections of the population and those who do not belong to the so-called Ashkenazi community have no chance of receiving the method of defending themselves." He had then added that Mr. Littman, who so often had recourse to the international press, might have read a report to that effect or heard it on the radio. 53. Her own view was that Mr. Alfonso Martinez had made it quite clear that what he had said was fact and represented proof. In her opinion, there was no proof. A very serious allegation had been made; she had taken Mrs. Warzazi's point and would be very happy to see the allegation investigated. If it was true, it would lead to terrible condemnation of Israel; if it was not true, Israel should be absolved. 54. Mr. ALFONSO MARTfNEZ said that he stood by what he had said. It was a fact that there had been allegations that the Israeli authorities were going 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a discussion about a controversy related to a political statement made by Mr. Alfonso Martinez, which seems to be related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The topic is sensitive and involves accusations of discrimination against a particular ethnic group. The context suggests that the discussion is taking place in an international setting, possibly a UN meeting or a diplomatic gathering.

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