permanent special envoy to nork full-tinre a~ the pea- process and engage in the contacts necessary to secure a peaceful, just and lasting solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. alternatively, the Secretary-General might himelf undertake the duties of that mission. *The second step would be a&qtion by the Council of a resolution providing internatioml protection to the Palestinian people to safeguard their lives, property and ho&y places in the occupied territories, under tie flag of the Ihited t&tfona and by means of intermtional emergency forces, to Supplement the United Nations observer force nau Stationed in Jerusalem, with the purpose of ending cxxnpletely the Israeli occupation of our Palestinian land.” (S,‘PV. 2923, pp. 27-28) (cartinued in English) We are in no way dismyed at what happened. We expected the united States tn adopt such 8 positian, but we trust that eVeMUally the Government of the mited States will realize that it ie &ligated by the Char-r to permit the Council br, 3ischatge its duties and regpcneibllitiea in a very equitable way. This is an obsttuctfon of the Security Council’s wx k. MI/15 s/~v.2926 46 Mr. WXOWSOV (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (interpretation from Russian) t It is a source of great regret for all of IB that we were Unable, throuti our joint efforts, to convince the cepcesentative of the United States not tc block the totally non-cmfrontational, balanced, ecderate and logical draft resolution that has be% before the members of the Security Council. Clearly, the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel are territories in which innocent people are dying. At the very least, it is the duty of the Security council to clacify why this is taking place md to decide what must be done to prstact the civilian population in the occupied territories. It is therefore totally incomprehensible why the Security Council had to be deprived of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic document discussing a conflict between Israel and Palestine, with the United Nations Security Council trying to find a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The document mentions the need for international protection of the Palestinian people and the occupied territories, which suggests that the conflict is primarily a political and humanitarian issue rather than an economic or environmental one.

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