standards and achieeenents withln the Pale8tlnian univer8ltles. If this sere lhe case - and no other explanation is as Plau6ible - Israel rculd be dellb€rately pursuing a policy of PerPetual underdevelopnent ulth reqrrd to the Palesllnlan lands 1! occupies. There ia a good deal of corroborating evidence for the exisEence of such a pollcy in other fields, such as econlnlc llfe and health. It ls a! least a htPoEhesls ublch muat conscientiuosly be teEted through research and lnvescigation' for lf it eere proven to be the case, rsrael Pould be guilty of serloua violatlons of Ehe charter of the unlted Natlons €nd Possibly of lnternatlonaL crlmea justifying ineernational. sanctions on the part of the $orld connunitg.I.A/40/702 Englisb Page 140 ANNEX V Seatement aubnitted bv Dr. Walid !{uatapha to the Special Connittee in Jordan on 22 May 1985 As a result of the aggresslve policy of expanalon and aettlement rhich characterlzes the very nature of the inirnical Zioniat State and ita close connecEions ltitb united states inperiallsm, the fsrreli econoloy has for a nunber ofyears been experlencing a crlsiE of unprecedented severlty. lhe atturtion becaneparticularly critical in 1984 and aII. the neaaurea adopted by the fsraell Government failed Co check the recesalon. For exanple, inflation in 1984 nag over 1000 per cent and, judging by all indicators, lt yill continue to increase, causlngprices to rise to unreasonably hiqh l€vels and conaiderably undernlning the compet i t. iveness of local products. In June, JuIy and Septenber of 1984, the co6tof llving in Israe1 increased by 13.6 per cent, 12.4 per cent .nd 25.3 per cent,respectively, and by the end of 1984 Israelrs forelgn debt exceeded $24 btllton.In other rrordE, per capita forelgn indebtedness ln fsrael roae to above $US 5,000, one of the highest rates in the rrorld.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the economic situation in Palestine and Israel, specifically highlighting the high levels of debt, inflation, and underdevelopment. The author suggests that Israel's policies may be intentionally perpetuating underdevelopment in Palestine, which is a critical observation about the economic situation. The text also touches on the topic of health, mentioning the impact of economic conditions on the well-being of the population.

**Category**
Economic development, Health