strengthening our relations with the other m&era of the international aomrnunity QI the basis of qual sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affair5 of States, for the benefit of our People and other peoples. We lock forward to the flourishing of our society in the year5 to OomS. This is not the first time that the Security Council is discussing the , situatim jn the occupied Arab and Palestinian territories. The Security Council ha5 had to deal with this subject on aDre than me occasion. H&tever, what fs very spatial in this case, in view of the extremely dangerous situation in the occupied tstritories, is the presence of President Arafat to submit to the Council intotmaticn a~ the lateat developments in the at-, on the escalatian of violence, which thtaatans the existenoe of the Palestinian people, and on all the other dangers that exist in the region. BfWmat S/PV. 2923 146 (Mr. Al-Alfi, Yemen) AU these developments have led to the request to hold a meeting of the Security Council to deal with the genocide carried out by Israel against the Palestinian people. The statement of President Arafat contained a number Of practical steps and proposals related to the extrmly bangerous and volatile situation in the occupied Arab and Palestinian territories, and us fully Support those practical and necessary steps. At the same tiw3, we wish to affirm a certain number of points, which I shall summarize as follows. First, the indiscriminate killing and the crimes carried out by Israel are part a& parcel of a well-thought-out plan to escalate the violence in order to implement a strategy aimed at suppressing the intifadah and preparing the way for more Jewish immigration and settlements in the occupied Arab and Paleetinian territories. The claim that what took place was an isolated incident is a total 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of a country to the United Nations Security Council, discussing the situation in the occupied Arab and Palestinian territories. The language used is formal and diplomatic, and the speaker is calling for action to address the violence and human rights abuses perpetrated by Israel. The text does not mention economic or environmental issues, nor does it discuss specific industries, transportation, or communication. Instead, it focuses on the political and humanitarian aspects of the situation.

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