all action taken to create settlements in these territories, including Jerusalem, is null and void. 116. Throughout the past six years the entire world has seen that the true objective of the Israeli Government is not to seek the peace which we all ardently desire, but to do its utmost, with the complicity of certain major Powers, to pursue a policy of territorial expansion to the detriment of th’e neighbouring countries. While mediation has been offered in an attempt to find ways and means to bring about a practical settlement of the explosive conflict pitting the States in the area against one another, Israel, which was born by General Assembly resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, relative to the partition of Palestine, is preparing plans designed to annex the occupied territories of Egypts, Jordan and Syria. The Minister of Defence of Israel declared his intentions unambiguously in his famous statement of 5 July 1968 when he said: “Our forefathers reached the frontiers which were recognized in the 1947 Partition Plan, Our generation reached the frontiers of 1949. But the generation of the six-day war reached Suez, Jordan and the Golan Heights in Syria. There will be new lines but they will extend beyond the Jordan, perhaps even to Lebanon and perhaps even to central Syria.” 117. That is the true face of Israel and the truly appalling thinking behind its so-called policy of peace and good neighbourliness. The events which have occurred in the area since that statement reflect to what extent the Hebrew State is committed, in flagrant disregard of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, to its plans to annex territories which are at present occupied and to conquer new territories, The law of military conquest remains in force. As a member of the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement or a diplomatic document, criticizing the actions of the Israeli Government regarding the occupation of territories and its expansionist policies. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting a high-level official or international organization as the author. The text does not discuss economic, social, or environmental issues, but rather focuses on international relations, territorial disputes, and military conquest.

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