authorities using all means and methods, from terrorizing the Palestinians in order to force them to give UP their property to encouraging new colonists to usurp the land and establish new settlements. It must be recognized that this settlement process, although a natural corollary ofthe Israeli policy based on aggression and expansion, is in fact a most grave manifestation of occupation, because it aims at creating a newfuit accompli that makes it impossible to implement United Nations resolutions concerning the Palestinian people, especially those concerning the right to return and the right to self-determination. 121. That is why the Council unanimously adopted its famous resolution 465 (1980), in paragraph 5 of which the Council: ‘Defermines that all measures taken by Israel to change the physical character, demographic composi- tion, institutional structure or status of the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, includ- ing Jerusalem, or any part thereof have no legal validity and that Israel’s policy and practices of settling parts of its population and new immigrants in those territories constitute a flagrant violation of the Geneva Conven- tion relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and also constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East,“* 122. The adoption of that historic resolution was a deci- sive answer to all the lame legal excuses put forward by Israel to invest the settlements which it is building so fast in the occupied territories with a legal character. There- fore, the representative of Israel stated at that time that Israel would not abide by the resolution. Indeed, the Israeli Government decided to flout that resolution by persisting in its policy of establishing settlements. 123. That Israeli challenge to the Council was not the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the political situation in the Middle East, specifically the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and the establishment of settlements. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is from an official document or report. The text also references international law and UN resolutions, indicating that it may be related to international relations or diplomacy.

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