AHG/Res. 123 (XX) RESOLUTION ON THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Twentieth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 12 – 15 November, 1984, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General a.i. of the Organization of African Unity on the Middle East and the Question of Palestine (Document AHG/123 (XX)), Recalling the resolutions adopted by the previous Sessions of the Council of Ministers and the Assembly of Heads of State and Government on the problem of the Middle East and on the Question of Palestine, Guided by the principles and purposes of the Charters of the Organization of African Unity and of the United Nations and by the common destiny against Zionism and racism for the cause of freedom, independence and peace, Recalling that the Question of Palestine constitutes the very core of the Middle East conflict, and that the PLO is the only legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, Reiterating the relevant decisions of the OAU making the Question of Palestine an Arab and African issue, Conscious of the seriousness of the present situation resulting from the continued occupation of Palestinian and Arab territories by Israel, its refusal to respect the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations, its firm determination to establish settlements, in the occupied Arab territories, especially in Jerusalem, thus altering the geographical, demographic, cultural and social characteristics of Palestine, Reaffirming the legitimacy of the struggle of the people of Palestine led by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to recover their land and exercise their national rights,