47. Mr. EL-FA’ITAL (Syrian Arab Republic) (inferpre- tarion from Arabic): I have the pleasure at the outset of conveying to you, Sir, our best wishes and congratulations on your assumption of the presidency for this month. In view of your country’s great knowledge of the problems of the Middle East and of the crises that beset this vital region, we are confident that you will impart your well- known wisdom to the Council’s business. 48. We have the pleasure also of expressing our deep appreciation to Mr. Troyanovsky, representative of the Soviet Union-a country with which we maintain strong bonds of friendship and mutual respect. We congratulate him on the exemplary and objective manner in which he guided the Council’s work during the past month. 49. The subject before the Council is not new. It is closely connected with the racist expansionist nature of Israel. Every racist expansionist entity must use violence, terror- ism and repression in order to achieve its sinister objec- tives. Undoubtedly Israel, as its spokesmen themselves state, is the embodiment of settler colonialism, which can be carried out only through expulsion and displacement of hundreds of thousands of Arabs from the territories Israel occupies and the subjugation of those who remain by means of the iron fst, enslavement and humiliation. As members are well aware, such expulsion and displacement and the Judaization of these territories to create a so-called exclusively Jewish State have formed the ideological basis of the Zionist movement since the middle of the past century. 50. Since its establishment through aggression, and in pursuit of this ideology, Israel has consistently perpetrated the most heinous crimes so as to create an exclusively Jewish State which, in the view of Israeli theoreticians and politicians, would extend from the Nile to the Euphrates. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement from the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, discussing the country's concerns about Israel's actions and policies in the Middle East. The language used is critical and accusatory, with references to "racist expansionist nature", "violence, terrorism and repression", and "expulsion and displacement" of Arabs. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather focuses on the political and ideological aspects of the conflict.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture