had been destroyed and bullets and toxic gas used. Israel had even used heroin to extort confessions from prisoners. At the same time it claimed to be an oasis of democracy in the Middle East. 9. Israel had committed acts unparalleled by racist regimes. Israel did not wish for peace. It had been founded 48 years before on the basis of terrorism and its attempts to mislead public opinion were well documented. Israel had refused to apply United Nations resolutions in order to keep territory that it had occupied by force to prevent the development of the Palestinian people, whose rights, institutions and holy places had been violated. Indeed, Israel practised discrimination between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews, as witnessed by the recent distribution of gas masks and the replacement of Sephardic Jews by Soviet Jews in the territory. Fact-finding missions by Western countries had revealed violations of basic human rights in the occupied territories. The Sub-Commission had a responsibility to take measures to end such actions and to create a climate in which the Palestinian people were given the right to self-determination and independence on their national soil under the direction of the PLO, their sole and legitimate representative. 10. Mr. ELARABY (Observer for Egypt) said that Egypt condemned all violations of human rights throughout the world. International relations should be based on respect for principles that were the corner-stone of the contemporary order, in particular non-recourse to the use of force and the peaceful settlement of disputes. Unfortunately, grave violations of those principles were being committed in the Middle East. International legitimacy must be respected, and Egypt had demanded the immediate withdrawal of foreign forces from Kuwait. 11. Turning to the question of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, he said that the Israeli authorities continued to deny freedom and 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a critical assessment of the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, focusing on the actions of Israel and the responsibility of the international community to address these violations. The language used is strongly condemnatory, highlighting the use of force, toxic gas, and other forms of violence, as well as the denial of basic human rights and self-determination.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights