Magazine content is available exclusively for TIME subscribers.World: In Defense of Israel
ISRAEL'S most articulate advocate is Abba S. Eban, who as Foreign Minister has the task of explaining his country's actions to the world. Last week, in an exclusive interview with TIME Correspondent John Shaw, Eban reflected on the reasons and possible solutions for Israel's present plight:
Will the adverse international reaction to the Beirut raid affect Israel's policy of retaliation?
We have no policy of retaliation. We have a policy of survival. If retaliation helps survival, we are for it. If someone could prove we could survive by giving Arab violence a free rein, then...
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