resOlution calling fortheestabl~shment ofaJewishStateinPalestine. The UnitedNations, however, didnothing toimplement itsresolution, andtheStateof Israelcameintobeingthrough thewill,thetoilandthesacrifice ofitspeople. Nor,ImightaddudidtheUnitedNations alleviate the~nsethreats anddangers thatIsraelhadtofacesinceitsestablishment. Sincethefounding oftheStatewehavemadeeverypossible efforttowards the achievement ofpeaceandthenormalization ofrelations withourneighbours. Peace forusisanatural andintegral partofournational heritage. TheJewishpeople isasmall,democratic andfreepeople, striving torebuilditsrenewed nationhood initsancient homeland. Wecherish peaceandweteachitsblessings toour children. Indeed,afteraprolonged periodofstrifeandhostility forcedonusby ourneighbours, wefoundawaytobuildabridgeofpealcewithoneofourArab neighbours. EgyptandIsraelhavedemonstrated clearlythatface-ta-face negotiations and directdialogue arethemostconstructive endbeneficial waysofachieving peace. Thiswasbrought aboutonthebasisoftheCampDavidAccords, whichestablished a justandeffective framework fortOesettlement ofconflicts. Itisfc:this reasonthatIsraelissoinsistent onapplying thisframework tothefurther extension ofthepeaceprocess. Wehopethatinthenearfutureweshallbeable tonagotiate withJordan, ourneighbour totheEast.Itiscrucial thatthepeace treatywithEgyptshouldnotremainthesoleexample ofpeacewithourneighbours, andtherefore weearnestly seektowidenanddeepenthatpeacebyextending the processtoinclude therestofourArabneighbours.AMH/l9 A/40!PVa8 81 (Mr.Shamir, Israel) Fromthisrostrum IonceagainurgeKingHusseinofJordantoenterinto directnegotiations withIsrael-notinsomevague,deflecting international forum,butindirect,bilateral discussions. Aninternational conference isa meansofevadingdirectnegotiations. 'Itwillbeastageforhostile andextreme propaganda andwillnotservethecauseofpeace. Ouraimshouldbethe achievement ofabilaterally negotiated peacetreatybetween ourcountries. There isnochangeinourdeepcommitment totheCampDavidaccords, andwestandready therefore tomeetaJordanian delegation, whichmayinclude ArabPalestinians from Judea,Samaria andGaza,orotherArabPalestinians tobemutually agreedupon• .Israelfirmlybelieves thatthereisnowaytosolvetheproblems ofour regionexceptthrough negotiations andpeace.IfKingHussein hasfinally decided toofferhishandinpeace,lethimactthewaythelatePresident Sadatdid.He shouldnotdrownthequestforpeaceinaseaofconditions thatnullify anychance ofpeace-conditions suchasaninternational conference andtheparticipation of terorist organizations inthepeaceprocess. Ishouldalsoliketourge KingHussein tofreehimselfatthiseleventh hour,fromtheclutches ofthePLO. KingHussein hasbeencaughtintheirclutches beforeanditseemsthathehas failedtolearnfromhisownexperience. Onlyafterfreeing himself fromhis dangerous association withthePLOterrorists willitbepossible toachieve progress towards peacebetweenIsraelandJordan. Indeed, therecentmarked increase interrorattacks againstIsraelis stems,amongotherthings, from Hussein's partnership withthePLO.Jordancannotextendtheolivebranchofpeace ontheonehandandplayhosttoterroratthesametime.Thetwoaremutually exclusive. Ourposition inthisregardisclearanddecisive. Wearefirmlyagainst any contacts ordealings withterrorists ortheirrepresentatives -and,inthiscase, withanorganization whosedeclared purpose istheliquidation ofIsrael. PLO ~-~~~--------------~-----AMB/19 A/40/PV.18 82 (Mr~Shamir, Israel) leaders havebeenintimating thattheyareengaged inthepolitical process of peace. H~~ever, theyhavebeenwagingcruelandmurderous terrorist activity all along. According totheirdeclared programme, political actionandterrorist activities shouldgohandinhanduntiltheyachievetheirgoal,theelimination of Israel. Wearenotreadytonegotiate withterror. Thereisnoplaceforits self-proclaimed representatives atatablewherepeace,security andtranquillity aretobenegotiated. Acknowledging thatorganization wouldbetantamount to legitimizing terror, andshouldberejected byallthosewhovaluepeace. Toprotect ourpeopleandterritory fromterror, wewereobliged toact against thePLOterrorist infrastructure inLebanon, whichposedanintolerable threattoourpeopleintheGalilee region. Meanwhile, terrorcontinues towreakhavocinLebanon. Thelatestoutrage was thekidnapping offourSovietdiplomats inBeirut. Kidnapping andtheholding of hostages forransomisonlyoneofthemanifestations ofinternational terrorism, whoselinchpin isthePLO,whichwemustfightandstampout.Thisisanother example ofthefactthatterrorknowsnobounds, neither political noranyother. Theremoval ofthevarious threats fromIsrael's northern bordercontinues to beanimportant priority forus.Wewilldoallinourpowertodefendandprotect thepopulation ofthenorth. Thisobjective hasbecomenolessimportant inthe wakeofthewithdrawal ~ftheIsraelDefence Forces fromLebanon, inaccordance withthedecision oftheGovernment ofIsraelof14January 1985. Yesterday Israeltookactionagainst terrorbases,thistimeinTunisia.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech or statement by the Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Shamir, addressing the topic of peace negotiations with Jordan and the threat of terrorism. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. Instead, it focuses on the political situation in the region, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the need for peace and security. The text also mentions the Camp David Accords and the role of international terrorism.

**Category**
Politics, International Relations