Following are excerpts from a speech by Zehdi Terzi,
United Nations observer representing the Palestinian
Liberation Organization, on June 18, 1982, at the United
Nations Second Special Session on Disarmament. Ob-
servers are not ordinarily permitted to address the Gen-
eral Assembly, but a special dispensation was given to
Terzi because of the Israeli aggression against Leba-
non

By Zehdi Terzi

This is acrucial moment. Let me at the outset place
on record our deep gratitude and appreciation to the
General Assembly for the concrete expression of its
position of principle in reflecting and condemning the
policies and acts of aggression and State terrorism
committed by a Member of this Organization.

The walk-out this morning (when Israeli President
Menachim Begin addressed the General Assembly )
of almost two-thirds of the members speaks much
louder than any other form of expression... Israel and
the Zionist movement and their supporters should
learn by this act of solidarity with the Palestinian
people and the Lebanese people and other Arab
péoples, and with all peoples who are fighting for their
dignity and their rights.

On December 4, 1948 The New York Times carried
a letter in which the signatories expressed their
alarm at:

... the emergence in the newly created State

of Israel of the Freedom Party (Herut), a politi-

cal party clearly akin in its organization,

methods, political philosophy and social appeal

to the nazi and fascist parties. It was formed out

of the membership and following of the former

Irgun Zvei Leuimi, a terrorist, right-wing

chauvinist organization in Palestine.

The letter appeared on the occasion of the visit of
Menachem Begin to the United States . . .

The distinguished American citizens who signed
the letter concluded by stressing that the perfor-
mance of the Herut Party bears the ‘‘unmistakable
stamp of a fascist party for whom terrorism (against
Jews, Arabs and British alike ) and misrepresentation
are means, and a ‘leader state’ is their goal.”

Among the names that appeared under the letter
are Hannah Arendt, Rabbi Jessurum Cardozo, Albert
Einstein, Irma L. Lindheim, Irma and Stefan Wolfe,
Dr: Myer D. Mendelson. . .

Those wise American citizens had a clear under-
standing and foresight. They could foretell what the
future would bring if those fascists ever succeeded.
This is no history class or analysis of events, but the
two parties did succeed and in fact are in power.

Israel's latest in the series of acts of aggression
had an unashamedly declared aim: to eradicate the
Palestinians—genocide. The aim of the latest act of
aggression is put into force: a ‘‘final solution’...

The Department of State in Washington tells us
and makes no secret of its knowledge that Israel had
such a plan for more than a year, but instead of deter-
ring or discouraging—I would have wished to say
prohibiting or stopping—the carrying out of the plan,
the Government of the United States proceeded
lavishly to donate to Tel Aviv billions of dollars worth
of weapons, most advanced and sophisticated
weapons. The government of the United States, as a
sign of encouragement, even signed an agreement—
something called an agreement of mutual under-
standing... :

The Government of the United States asserted that
Israel was more than a friend, it was an ally, a
Strategic ally. All this encouragement came at atime
when the Administration knew about the Israeli plan
and the preparations for the invasion and for the mas-
sacres. Yet the Assembly was told that the
Washington Administration was opposed to aggres-
sion and that the Washington Administration was
faithful to its commitment to the Charter of the United
Nations.

Israel has made its view clear to America’s special
envoy—a certain poor Mr. Philip Habib—so it has
been reported in the press; and Israel envisages an
Israeli presence in Lebanon ‘‘for several months.”’
This, again, has been reported in the press.

Tel Aviv, as supported by the Washington Ad-
ministration, wants to prevent the return of the territ-

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ory now in Israeli hands—in Lebanon—to the status
quo ante bellum. Israel wants to dominate a clearly
defined territory, a part of the sovereign territory of
Lebanon. The pretext is security of the State. Do we
have to recall Hitler’s claims on Poland and the myth
of the Polish threat to the security of the Reich?

Another declared aim or demand of Israel vis-a-
vis the Lebanese is an agreement calling for the with-
drawal of all foreign armies from the soil of Lebanon.
There is only one foreign army on the soil of Lebanon
and that is the occupation army of Menachem Begin,
the almost 100,000 Israeli troops that have invaded
Lebanon. That is the army that should immediately,
unconditionally and totally withdraw from Lebanese
territory. This was stated in a resolution unanimously
passed by the Security Council. Here it is clear that
Israel will not be satisfied with forcing an agreement
akin to other agreements, but it is also interfering in
the internal affairs of the sovereign state of Lebanon.

Whatever armies are in Lebanon, apart from the
occupation army of Tel Aviv, are not foreign occupa-
tion forces; they are friendly brotherly forces invited
by Lebanon, by the legitimate and constitutional
Government of Lebanon. This action was even agreed
to by the League of Arab States.

A third demand, as reported, was the establish-
ment of a new order in Lebanon as part of any final
settlement, a new order. This expression reminds
those of my age of the New Order of the Third Reich,
of the Final Solution...

The United States has encouraged Israel...

Shamir, who now assumes the role ofa foreign
minister, inno ambiguous terms says that Israel will
not leave the area it has conquered in Lebanon before
a decision by the sides on the principles of the settle-
ment. He said: ‘‘Israel’s position is strong enough to

resist having to accept any ideas—and that the USA’

knows: that it cannot get anything from Israel by
applying pressure.”’

This is a special session on disarmament and when
one speaks of disarmament, one does not speak about
the tools of death and the instruments of destruction,
but about the men and women who manipulate inno-
cent lives and promote their own aims. A pistol or a

Victims of Israel’s genocide in Lebanon desperately
need medical and other kinds of aid. In B.C., funds
are urgently sought by the Committee for Medical
and Refugee Aid to Palestinians, according to Hanna
Kawas, president of the Canada Palestine Associa-
tion.

Donations, to go to the aid of the Palestinians and
Lebanese decimated by the invasion and the siege of
West Beirut, should be made payable to the United
Holyland Fund, P.O. Box 3255, Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 3X9. Contributions are tax deductible, and re-
ceipts will be mailed to donors.

The invasion of Lebanese territory by !5

dagger, a cluster bomb or a home-made Molotl! 7
cocktail are lethal, but such tools can and must?)
judged by the purpose for which they are utilized.’ i
cluster or fragmentation bomb dropped on a refug' 4
camp and killing innocent children should be C4
demned and banned. A dagger, a small machine-8"
or even a heavier gun in the hands of a people fight,
for its liberation, for its survival, for regaining '},
rights should be made accessible and should %
guaranteed.

The Zionist policy, since its inception, has be@,,
built on the principle of force and therefore of ar™M>,,
Israel has 30% of its prime age population in unifo™
full time and the remainder capable of bel
mobilized rapidly from the reserves.

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A woman holding what's left of her belongings comes out of
Beirut.