like to thank the representatives of India, Morocco, Jordan and Algeria who had made comments which he might himself have made, had he been present. 50. He had listened to the tape-recording of the statement by the representative of Israel who had confirmed what he himself had said, namely, that there had been allegations regarding the distribution to the civilian population of Israel of protective material against chemical war; those allegations had been repeated in the press, including the Israeli press, thus confirming their existence. The representative of Israel had also said that the Minister of Defence was aware of the allegations and had stated that they were false. In his own view, the fact that the Minister of Defence had stated that certain allegations were false did not mean that they were actually false. It would not be the first time that statements by responsible officials had not corresponded to the truth. 51. The representative of Israel had used the word "obscene" to characterize his statement. He was not surprised at the use of the word which had been used in 1975 by Zionist sources to describe General Assembly resolution 3379 (XXX). If there was anything obscene it was that, 45 years after the overthrow of nazism in Germany, a Government representing the Jewish people, who had suffered so greatly under the Nazis, was perpetrating similar atrocities against the Palestinian people whose right to self-determination it was denying through military occupation. E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.l2 page 12 52. Mrs. PALLEY regretted that a straightforward issue of what had been said and whether what had been said should perhaps be withdrawn had become distracted into other issues. She believed that it was wrong to attack a member of the Sub-Commission and she had been particularly careful at the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a transcript of a meeting or discussion related to international politics, specifically addressing allegations of human rights violations and atrocities committed by the Israeli government against the Palestinian people. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with references to international resolutions and statements made by representatives of various countries. The focus is on the ethical implications of these actions and the responsibility of governments to uphold human rights.

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