going so far as to call it "constructive engagement". 5 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 24 (A/35/24), vol. I, annex II. Rights in the resolution he had referred to, that the actions of transnational corporations which operated in South Africa came under the definition of the crime of apartheid. 30. It was high time to force Pretoria to abandon its anachronistic policy of apartheid by imposing com­ prehensive and mandatory sanctions under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. Now that international pressure was forcing the regime to manoeuvre, as its latest announcement cancelling the infamous pass laws demonstrated, the sham boycotts and half-hearted sanctions advocated by some Mem­ ber States no longer sufficed. Rather, all States must unite to use fully the potential offered by the Charter to pave the way for all people in South Africa to live in peace, freedom and justice. 31. In view of the alliance between South Africa and Israel-a result of the fact that the two States' policies were identical-it was no wonder that in the occupied Arab territories the occupiers were guilty of gross and massive violations of human rights. De­ spite world protest, Israel was pursuing its settle­ ments policy against the Arab population, in total violation of international law. On the West Bank, for instance, Israel had already confiscated more than half the land and more than three quarters of the wells with the obvious aim of driving the Palestinians from their homeland and perpetuating its occupa­ tion. At its forty-second session, the Commission on Human Rights had again, in its resolution 1986/1, condemned Israel for its violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time ofWar6 and for its ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian prisoners. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement or resolution related to international relations, human rights, and political issues. It mentions specific countries (South Africa, Israel), international laws (Charter of the United Nations, Geneva Convention), and human rights violations. The language used is formal and emphasizes the need for international action and cooperation.

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