occupied Arab territories, and calls upon Israel imme- diately to cease all repressive measures in accordance with the Geneva Convention on the Protection of Civilian Per- sons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,2 That is the least the Council can expect of any State, including Israel. For that reason, my delegation hopes that the Council will be able without any difficulty to adopt this draft resolution unanimously. 80. The PRESIDENT: The next speaker is the represen- tative of Jordan. I invite him to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement. 81. Mr. SALAH (Jordan) (interpretation from Arabic): As the Security Council considers the situation in the West Bank and Gaza, which is deteriorating as a result of the intensification of Israel’s arbitrary practices against the Palestinian population in that area, it should not lose sight of two fundamental facts. 82. First, Israel’s occupation of these territories is enter- ing its eighteenth year. The nature and philosophy of this occupation are different from those of any other similar occupation, owing to the fact that by this philosophy the Israeli occupation authorities consider the indigenous pop- ulation, to which the territory legitimately belongs, to be foreigners, with no right to their own country and land. The Palestinians’ presence there being merely “tempor- ary”, the Israelis therefore have the “right”-in their view-to make free with those territories and settle them by force, encroaching on the inhabitants’ means of liveli- hood and even on their very existence on their own land. The escalating provocation against those Palestinians has reached such a level that groups of Israeli fanatics, led by a member of the Israeli Knesset, have called publicly for the expulsion of all Palestinians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. 83. Secondly, there is a new generation of Palestinian 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a speech or statement by a representative of Jordan to the United Nations Security Council, discussing the situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which is a political and humanitarian crisis. The speaker is calling for an end to Israel's "repressive measures" and "arbitrary practices" against the Palestinian population, and referencing international law and conventions. The text does not mention economic, environmental, or scientific issues, but rather focuses on the human rights and political situation of the Palestinians.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations