UN General Assembly
1978

183. May I state that General Assembly resolution 181 (II) of 1947 posited the creation of two entities: namely, a Jewish State and an Arab Palestinian State with Jerusalem as a corpus separatum. It is our view that respect for the spirit and letter of that resolution is still today the key to peace in the Middle East. 184. Here I shall reiterate what we have always believed, namely that the establishment and universal recognition of a Palestinian State is a sine qua non for permanent peace in the Middle East. We believe that the continued occupation by Israel of all Arab lands acquired by force can only serve as an impediment to the search for peace and as the source of perennial instability in that area. 185. Therefore, while we commend the genuine exertions of those who have sustained the peace efforts, we caution that a generally acceptable peace formula in the Middle East must be predicated upon the acceptance and application of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination in a State of their own. :