trust among the Palestinian population of the occupied territories. Unfortunately, once again the conduct of the Israeli authorities in the occupied Arab territories has failed to provide the framework within which we need to act in order to achieve such a settlement. 80. In order to halt the deterioration of the situation, Israel must take steps against the reckless actions of the settlers and remove them from the areas where they are attempting to settle. Israel must abide by the Fourth Gen- eva Convention, which applies to the occupied Arab territories. 81. Egypt has repeatedly affirmed that a just and lasting solution necessarily requires a serious attempt to establish trust. We have repeatedly called upon Israel to take steps which could help establish trust in the West Bank and Gaza and on numerous occasions we enumerated such steps. Let us look forward to the future. Peace and stability require dialogue with the legitimate representatives of the Palestinian people. No one can deny the need for such a dialogue. For its part, Egypt continues to support all efforts to bring about a peaceful settlement, but it con- tinues to oppose all the oppressive measures carried out by the occupation authorities in the occupied Palestinian terri- tories of the West Bank And Gaza, and in all the other occupied territories. 82. The PRESIDENT: The next speaker is the represen- tative of Israel. I invite him to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement. 83. Mr. NETANYAHU (Israel): Mr. President, I should like to congratulate you on the very excellent manner in which you have led the Council this month. 84. I also wish to congratulate your predecessor, Mr. Troyanovsky, on his equally fine stewardship of this Council. 85. We all know who worked behind the scenes to con- 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic statement or speech discussing the conflict between Israel and Palestine, specifically regarding the occupied territories. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that it may be a transcript of a United Nations meeting or a statement from a government representative. The text mentions specific international law and conventions, which suggests that it is focused on the political and legal aspects of the conflict.

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