teccitories, then Israel would have to be bound by the Geneva Conventions. But Sscael states very cleacly that it is bound by the Geneva Conventions voluntarily, and in certain aspactr but not all, aa if it were doing the world a favour? because it does not aozept de jute application of the Geneva Conventions; and this distinction between de facto and de jure compliance become8 the central iSSUer because 15rael, in &fPanos of the world con&amity as a whole, does not recognize th fact that it is an occwyiw Power. It behaves as if it ia a olaimnt P-et to the occupied ticcitocies, and there i8 the cc& in the whole crieis iu the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, for if it is a oleimant, ther. &finitely it beoontes logical for the cepcesentative of lscael to oome here yesterday and say that uudec no ciccuwtances would Israel allov any kind of intrusion into the omduct of Ct8 govec~nt in the ocoupied territories. That is why it eetablishes settlenenter it proliferates settlements, it beefs up existing settlements, because the eettlements are not only obstacles to @ace, not only illegal, but they are the outpaste,. UKN focwacd pc~ts of Israel’s annexationis t policy. It it3 fcaa thie perspective that Israef. perceive these f3ettlerpentfs as the weapons by which it wants to autilate the demgcaphic, cultural and national ciiIia~aC%ee tit the occupieri territories , and from this perepective Israel perceives the Palestiniam in the occupied territories not a~ a people, not as part of a people, but as human &stacle~ tp the unravelling and tmfolding of their eonqueet and design of expansion of Eretz Israel. ml/Ga s/N?. 2 923 257 (Mr. Haksoud) That is why a Mr. Shamir would be able to say with total impunity that these are Clibetated territories”. In the final analysis and in the mind-set of the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, with a focus on the legal and political implications of Israel's actions. It mentions the Geneva Conventions, settlements, and the demographic and cultural impact of Israeli policies on the occupied territories. The tone is critical of Israel's actions and suggests that they are illegal and oppressive.

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