UN General Assembly
1982

and extensive military and financial aid Israel has been receiving from its influential American benefactors. Their role in the Lebanese tragedy is one of infamy, for without their support Israel would never have dared perpetrate this aggression. 34. Israel's growing aggressiveness is a direct con¬sequence of the Camp David conspiracy and of the so-called strategic consensus between Washington and Tel Aviv. It is absolutely clear to us that United States policy in the Middle East is further to escalate tension there so as to expand and consolidate its military presence, creating a spring-board for direct interference in the affairs of States of this and of adjacent regions. 33. Today, more than ever, there is a need to move in the most responsible manner towards a comprehen¬sive and just settlement in the Middle East. It is clear that such a settlement cannot be achieved by means of hostile confrontation and separate deals or attempts to remove the Palestinian problem by military or other means contrary to the will of the Palestinian people. The plan for a Middle East settlement proposed by