UN General Assembly
1967

86. The conduct of Israel since the cease-fire and the statements of Israeli leaders raise a number of interrelated issues. Israel has completely misinterpreted the deadlock which emerged during the emergency special session. It has Interpreted the fact that no resolution had been adopted by the General Assembly ordering It to withdraw its troops from the territories it occupied between 5 and 10 June 1967 as a mandate giving it a free hand in the occupied territories which would allow it to consolidate its occupation through oppressive measures. Israel has thus been oblivious of the unanimity which prevailed in the Assembly in favour of ending the military occupation and eliminating its traces. While ignoring the consensus which was reflected in the statements of the delegations, it acted as if it had been given full powers to do anything it pleased. It consequently annexed some parts of the territories under occupation and proclaimed that this was irreversible and not negotiable.