should bear in mind the consequences it suffered the last time it allowed the PLO to roam free inside its territory. This, as I am sure all the representative here recall, ended with Black September in 1970, when the PLO threatened to take over the country. But Israel must also take action against the terrorist perpetrators themselves. We have taken steps to apprehend the killers and their collabora- tors, and to prevent them from committing further atrocities. 95. These steps include detention of suspected terrorists and, in a few cases, the selective deportation of the terror- ists and their collaborators. Contrary to today’s allega- tions, or at least some of the allegations I have heard today, these actions are fully legal under the Geneva Con- vention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949.’ Article 78 allows for the internment of protected persons for “imperative reasons of security” and it adds, “The decision regarding detention or internment shall be made . . . by the occupying power , . .“. Article 49, the very article dealing with deportation, also permits the evacuation of a given area “if the security of the population or imperative military reasons so demand”. And it also provides under special circumstances for the displacement of protected persons. But I suggest that we focus even more closely on the issue of deportation. What was the purpose of Article 49-because, of course, every law has to be interpreted with a view’to its purpose? Article 49 was enacted to prevent mass deportations of entire civil- ian populations, not the expulsion of a handful of active terrorists. But how many such terrorists has Israel actually deported to this moment? Listening to the charges today I . would think that we are talking about hundreds of thou- 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech or statement about international relations, specifically about a conflict between Israel and the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization). The speaker is discussing the measures taken by Israel to prevent terrorism and the legal justifications for these measures, citing specific articles of the Geneva Convention. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues.

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