| 242 calls for termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force. Since Israels action in 1967 was defensive and the dangers from our Arab counterparts still remain, even though they took another forms such as suicide massacres and rocket shellings of the civilians, occupation, though not annexation of the West Bank, is justified, pending a peace settlement. |
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