UN General Assembly
1963

87. We speak as a country for which the implementation of these principles is vital. Throughout the years, the region of which Israel is a part has been ridden by tension due not only to the Arab-Israel conflict, but to problems existing among the Arab States themselves. In fact, during the last year the tension has risen in our region mainly through inter-Arab conflicts and struggles. 88. Unfortunately, the basic principles upon which the United Nations exists —the political independence and territorial integrity of every Member State; nonintervention in the internal affairs of any Member State; a ban on the threat or use of force against any State —do not yet guide the normal behaviour of all the States in our area.