We were certain all alang - as was the rest of the civilized international community - that all the violence visited by Israel upon the Palestinian people would lead to increased resistance to the occupying authority and that it would cnly deepen the Palestinian's determination to struggle for freedom and their sacred right to self-determination. Israel should have realized that this uprising must constitute an incentive to it to move towards the establishment of just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Israel has not done so. JSM/td WPV.2786 53 (Mr. Badawi, Egypt) Israel should have'taken the first step of responding to the Arab peace plans by declar'ing its intention , within the framework of a comprehensive settlement, to abandon its atiitions in the occupied Arab territories and to terminate its occupation Of all the Palestinian Arab territories occupied since 1967. Israel has not done so. Israel should have declared its acceptance of confidence-building measures with a view to restoring security and safety to the Palestinians. But Israel has not done so. Instead, we have witnessed an escalation of Israeli intransigence and violence - attempts to break the will to resist by breaking Palestinian bones. We have heard Israeli officials boasting of their' decision' to beat the Palestinians '- and to continue doing so to the bitter end. We have also witnessed Israel's acts of mass punishment. BY virtue of the violence unleashed by its acts, Israel must bear complete responsibility for the deterioration of the situation which threatens all efforts aimed at,the achievement of a just settlement for which my country has continued to make great contributions for more than two decades. For many years Egypt has been warning against the dangers that could result from a failure'to widen the basis for peace or to implement efforts at achieving a Peaceful solution to the Arab-Israeli,conflict. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a political statement or a diplomatic communiqué, criticizing Israel's actions towards the Palestinian people and calling for a peaceful resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that it is an official statement from an international organization or government. The text does not discuss economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues, and instead focuses on the political and humanitarian aspects of the conflict.

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