nagam, now invite professor philip to address the court, you have the fl professor, mr. president, members of the court, it is an honor to address you this morning on the subject of the palestinian people's right to self-determination, the extended deprivation of this inaliable right in its permanent quest to exercise it fully. 53 states and three international organizations submitted written statements to the court, not a single... not one, not even israel claimed that the palestinian people was not entitled to self-determination under international law. mr. president, the written statements before you offer no discordant note to the three core propositions. the state of palestine advances in these proceedings. first, the palestinians are a distinct people, second, as such, they enjoy the very same rights as every other people, including that most foundational of rights, namely the right to self-determination, to decide for themselves, how they will live and organize, politically, socially, economically, in accordance with and subject to international law, as professor hersh lautpact put