lative indeed. That would be the litmus test of whether or not the Israelis can hide any longer behind their oft-repeated contention that the Palestiniant peopIc and the PLO seek to destroy Israel. That is not true: it is Israel which is determined to destroy the Palestinian people, almost physically, in the kind of carnage \\hich it is now waging in Lebanon and other parts of Ihe Middle East, including the occupied territoriej. without let or hindrance and with little more than a siap on the wrist by Israel’s main benefactor. the United States, which gives to every Israeli an ;wWl gratuity of $3,500 directly and through tax-deductible funds-this at a time when considerable segments of the American people, owing to a world-wide eeonon~ic depression, need every available dollar for viobk living. 74. It is not for me or anyone else to interfere in the way the United States Government arranges its dis- pensations or priorities. But I am certainly entitled to protest against the fact that those huge funds git”” to Israel are being used to buy hundreds of first-lint combat planes and other weapons of mass destruc- tion to kill, orphan, maim and systematically dcstW’ our beloved Lebanon, the valiant Lebanese p~P!e and their valiant Palestinian refugee guests, WED ;W not there by choice and who are not fighting tr, t&e an inch of Lebanon, but rather to go back to their honw- land. That would be their day of liberation. 75. It is a sad commentary that we have yet t~l hear a world of public condemnation from any top-level United States official-1 am not talking about possibti: private condemnations-of Israel’s invasion uf l..cb- anon and its accompanying genocide and devrtsttttion. A super-Power like the United States, and the ere;rt American people, whose basic goodness is widely recognized throughout the world, would curtninly 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a passionate and critical commentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, focusing on the military actions of Israel and the financial support it receives from the United States. The author is concerned about the humanitarian impact of these actions and the lack of condemnation from top-level US officials. The text does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, or culture, but rather to the humanitarian and political aspects of the conflict.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief