UN General Assembly
1982

crimes of the Israeli leaders. They must realize that sooner or later they will pay a high price for the hideous crimes they have committed and commit still, and that a just punishment will be inflicted sooner or later. Never in history has a tyrant escaped punishment. The crimes the Israelis are committing against the Arab nations will only strengthen cur determination to resist aggression and strengthen our commitment to our cause and to final victory. We are aware that we have chosen the hard path, the path which is paved with suffering, blood and sacrifice. But we shall pursue our march regardless of the immensity of the sacrifices and the difficulties. We have no choice but to struggle to liberate our land and preserve the future of our nation. Our road is long and agonizing, the road of freedom is always difficult and bloody, but it is the road to victory. 224. The international community has rejected the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, and that invasion has been condemned by all nations and peoples of the world, individually and