UNITED NATIONS AS Security Council Distr. GENERAL A/40/634* S/17462* 16 September 1985 ENGLISH ORIGINAL: ARARIC GENERAL ASSEMBLY Fortieth session Item 38 of the provisional aqenda** THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST SECURITY COUNCIL Fortieth year Lsttar dated 12 September 1985 from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General With reference to the letter from the israeli Ambassador in document S/17448 of 9 Septemher 1985, and on instructions from my Government, I wish to state the fnllowinq: The Israeli Amhassador stated in the ahove-mentioned letter that the Palestine Liberation Orqanization II... has recently escalated its campaign of terror by infiltratinq terrorists and smugslinq weapons and explosives from Jordan". In this connection I wish to point out the unfoundedness of this Israeli accusation, which is contrary to the truth, for everyone knows that the resistance to Israeli occupation arises within the occupied territories, and that this resistance is escalatinq as a natural reaction to the practices of the Israeli occupation authorities, involvinq oppression, injustice, suppression of freedoms, detention of innocent people, expulsion and deportation of citizens, confiscation of land and property, the construction of settlements and the hrinqinq in of immiqrants. Moreover, the individuals to whom these acts of resistance are ascribed helonq to a qeneration OF the Palestinian people that was born and has lived under Israeli occupation, which has lasted for 18 years, and most of them are students and adolescents from the population nF the West Bank and the Gaza Strip who have never left, despite Israel's inhuman and illeqal measures to that end. * Reissued For technical reasons. ** R/40/150. 85-25168 17OOi (E) / . . . A,‘40/634 S/17462 English Paqe 2 The reafions for this violence and resistance within the occupied territories 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement, specifically addressing the situation in the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It focuses on the Israeli occupation and the resistance of the Palestinian people, highlighting the circumstances that lead to violence and terrorism. The language used is emotive and critical of Israeli actions, suggesting a strong political tone.

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