UN General Assembly
1982

the President of the United States lacks the main element—recognition of the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to a State of their own. Moreover, it openly proclaims that the United States is opposed to the creation of such a State. 36. A comprehensive political settlement of the Middle East conflict should include withdrawal of Israeli troops from all Arab territories occupied in 1967, the exercise of the legitimate rights of the Arab people of Palestine, including their right to create their own State, and creation of the conditions for the secure and independent development of all States in the Middle East. The modalities of a comprehensive, really just and truly lasting settlement in the Middle East are contained in a succinct form in a new major initiative by the head of the Soviet State, Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, made public on 15 September. 37. It is our firm belief that a lasting peace in this region can only be achieved through the collective efforts of all the parties concerned, including the Palestine Liberation Organization [PLO], the sole, legitimate