Official sources said here today that Israel was not unduly concerned at the prospect of an anti-Israel resolution emerging from the Security Council which was to meet late this afternoon over Israel’s commando raids Tuesday on terrorist bases in Lebanon. The sources said Israel did not expect the Security Council to endorse the raids simply because the balance of votes was, as usual, against Israel.
The sources said that world reaction in general appears to be taking the line that the three terrorist leaders slain in the raid on their homes and headquarters in Beirut “had it coming to them.” Foreign Minister Abba Eban reported to the Knesset yesterday that the “first echoes” reaching his ministry after the raids reflected “great admiration” for the resourceful manner in which they were carried out. He said that people overseas had expressed “much understanding” for the Israel government’s policy of foiling terrorist operations by striking at terrorists in their headquarters.
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