together closely on many occasions, both in the past and in the course of our membership of the Council, and we highly appreciate your professional and human qualities. 199. I should like also to pay tribute to your predecessor, Mr. Troyanovsky,.for the way in which he carried out his duties as President for the month of August. Once again my delegation had the opportunity to admire his qualities as a .diplomat and to appreciate his fairness and sense of humour. ’ Security Council. We express regret that it was not adopted because of another veto by the United States. None the less, we feel that Qatar, on behalf of the Group of Arab States, had every justification for requesting that the Security Council convene immediately to consider the question of the repressive measures of the Israeli authori- ties against the Arab Palestinian population of the occu- pied territories. 200. Denmark is very concerned about the latest devel- opments in the Arab territories ‘occupied by Israel since 1967. The increasing number of attacks on Israeli civilians has led to a series of Israeli countermeasures, including administrative detentions, curfews and deportation orders. 207. The dangerous situation created as a result of these repressive measures can be seen from the statements of the observer for the PLO, the representatives of the Arab countries and members of the Council at yesterday’s and today’s meetings. Moreover, we would like to stressthat we reject any attempt to equate the occupiers with the inhabitants of the territories who are resisting occupation. We feel that any talk of a “cycle of violence” is quite out of place in this situation. 201. My Government strongly deplores this escalation of violence and tension, which has resulted in a number of innocent civilian victims, and urges all parties to show the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic statement discussing a specific conflict situation, mentioning specific countries and territories. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a high-level political discourse. The content focuses on the situation in the Arab territories occupied by Israel, the actions of the Israeli authorities, and the reactions of other countries. This suggests that the text is related to international relations, politics, and security.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations