The World : U.N. Condemns Terrorism

The United Nations for the first time closed ranks against terrorism, unanimously adopting a resolution condemning all such acts as criminal. Delegates to the General Assembly broke into applause after the vote, following a decade of wrangling over the definition of terrorism. But the thinness of consensus soon became evident as Israel and the Arab states launched a series of recriminations. Israel charged that some of the nations voting for the resolution “are the worst offenders,” while Libya accused the Israelis of “state terrorism” against their Arab foes.