20 December I 982 by a number of Arab and other delegates1** in explanation of their vote on draft res­ olutions A/37/L.45/Rev. I and A/37/L.48 and Corr. I under the agenda items entitled "Question of Pales­ tine" and "The situation in the Middle East". These statements are as revealing as they are dis­ turbing, inasmuch as they unequivocally indicate that the countries in question persevere in their well-known attitude regarding the very right of existence of the State of Israel. In expressing reservations with regard to the fourth preambular paragraph of draft resolution A/37/L.45/ Rev .1, which refers to the "right of all States in the region to existence within internationally recognized boundaries", the representative of Iraa stated: ... a ~tate, m terms .of international law, en­ visages sovereignty within certain limited and rec­ ognized boundaries. It does not apply to an entity bent upon constant expansion at the expense of the rights of the States and the peoples of the region. " ... [Israel] is an aberration and [the representa­ tive of Israel] should not expect his entity to be treated as a normal State in the Organization." The representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran stated: " ... We maintain our reservations regarding such objectionable phrases as 'all parties' or other phrases which imply or presume a status for the Zionist usurping elements .. ·. which imply any le­ gality or legitimacy for the Zionist entity. We sup­ port this or any other draft resolutions only in so far as they ... condemn the Zionist usurpers and rec- *Circulated under the double symbol A/38/61-S/15549: ** All notes appear at the end of the volume. 4 [Original: English] [5 January /983] ognize the right of the Palestinian people to repatri­ ation and the restoration of their sovereigrity over 