UN General Assembly
1955

107. Here is a problem endangering the security of the area. A people has been uprooted from its fatherland. One million refugees are suffering the distress and discomforts of exile. The refugees are determined to go back to their homes’ — which is their right. Now or in the future, nothing will break their determination. It is their right, their inherent right, their natural right. As much as any nation represented in this Assembly, the people of Palestine are entitled to continue their national life in their homeland. So far conciliation and mediation efforts have failed, and against all the resolutions of the General Assembly Israel has resisted repatriation of the refugees and restoration of their property. No doubt, such a situation is bound to lead to a state of insecurity. The situation is already dominated by outbreaks of events day and night. To avert a threat to the peace, it becomes imperative that the Security Council should take effective measures in order to safeguard the rights of the people of Palestine.