abuse of its right of veto in the Council, in addition to providing Israel with all kinds of weapons that arc used in destroying Arab cities and murdering innocent persons. Thus, it shows that it is sharing responsibility for what is taking place in the Middle East at a time when we had expected it to take a different stance, since it is a world Power with responsibility for the maintenance ofpeace and since it Voices Slogans about the freedom and self- determination of peoples. 97, The international community is more than ever called upon to take a strong stand in order to stop Israeli violations and protect the innocent people in the occupied territories. gg, The United Arab Emirates talk UpOn the Council to discharge its historical responsibilities and do whatever is necessary to put an end to Israel’s violations of all interna- tional instruments and resolutions and compel it to comply with them. 99, We refer to all the Council and Assembly resolutions in this respect. We wish to cite in particular General Assem- bly resolution 37/86D, adopted on 10 December 1982, which calls on the Security Council to discharge its respon- sibilities in such a way as to enable the Palestinian Arab people to gain its freedom, exercise the right to self- determination and establish its own independent State, under the leadership of the PLO, the sole, legitimate repre- sentative of the Palestinian people. 100. The PRESIDENT (inferpretution from Russian): The next speaker is the representative of Lebanon. I invite him to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement. 101. Mr, LABAKI (Lebanon) (interpretation from French): Sir, I am pleased to address the Council during a meeting being held under your presidency. 102. This meeting was to be devoted to the question of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic speech or statement, likely from the United Arab Emirates or another Arab country, criticizing Israel's actions in the Middle East and calling for international action to stop Israeli violations and protect Palestinian rights. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with references to international law and resolutions.

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