“If choice is withdrawal to the pre-Six-Day-War borders I would prefer not to withdraw. War along the 37. Israel’s insistence on direct negotiations is not an or war. . . present line would be preferable.” honest deployment of a genuine desire for peace, but is a decoy for Arab surrender. It wants to disregard the United Nations Charter, the United Nations resolutions and the 30. The insatiable covetousness of Israel for territory is will of the world community. It wants to use its superior underlined more succinctly by General Ezer Weizmann, former Air Force Commander, who said, as reported by the military power and bargaining position to impose its own Jewish Telegruphic Agency on 9 NovLnlber 197 1: harsh peace terms on the Arabs. Israel has been primarily concerned in the past, as well as now, not so much with “If given the choice, I would prefer more of Sinai and what procedure should be used to attain a peace settlement, fewer Phantoms than more Phantoms and less Sinai.” but with how much territory it could annex and how few Arab refugees it would be required to repatriate. Harping on the need for direct negotiations has been merely a 31. As the report of the Secretary-General shows, Israel’s pretext and excuse to do nothing and to hold on to all answer to the Jarring aide-memoire openly stated that it territories occupied illegally in 1948 and in 1967. “would not withdraw to the pre-5 June 1967 lines” [S/l 0929, para. 841, 38. An Israeli writer and editor, Simcha Falapan, wrote in December 197 1, in the New Outlook: 32. The former Secretary-General wrote: “I wish moreover to note with satisfaction the positive reply given by the United Arab Republic to Ambassador Jarring’s initiative. However, the Government of Israel has 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement or article discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, specifically the issue of territorial withdrawals and peace negotiations. The language used is critical of Israel's stance on the matter, accusing it of wanting to annex territory and impose harsh terms on the Arabs. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or any other category related to the fields of science, technology, or education.

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