U.S. Vetoes Anti-Israel Move
Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS — The United States today vetoed a Security Council resolution condemning Israel’s incursion into south Lebanon last week and calling for its withdrawal from Lebanon and all occupied territories. The vote was 14 to 1, despite negotiations to moderate the resolution in efforts to avert a U.S. veto. Israel said three Israeli soldiers and more than 40 Arab guerrillas died in two days of fighting in south Lebanon last week.
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