UN General Assembly
1951

133. I wish to conclude my reference to the problem of Arab refugees of Palestine, without following the example of the representative of Israel whose aim was to distort this question. The injustice under the partition has been committed not only against the Arabs themselves but against their land and property in disregard of the decisions of the United Nations starting with the decision to partition Palestine [resolution 181 (II)]. The dangers of such a decision are that it could be used by Israel as a means of utilizing the property of the Arabs of Palestine and therefore to exceed the limits of the United Nations decision. Israel has repeatedly ignored the decisions of this Assembly regarding Arab refugees, the decision to internationalize Jerusalem, and others. My delegation does not wish to comment on the many difficulties caused by Israel, because we believe that responsibility for all these complications rests on those who started the existence of Israel in the first place. Furthermore, I do not wish to take up your time by commenting on any of the points referred to by the representative of Israel. However, my delegation wishes to say that, against that which the representative of Israel says in these meetings, Arab refugees are suffering and Arab men, women and children are dying, and all this because Israel continues to violate the decisions of this Assembly.