Syrian Protesters Again Crash Border With Israel
Syrians claim at least 5 Palestinians were killed as a group of “protesters” attempted to rush and infiltrate the Israeli border along the Golan.
Israel is fully within its rights to defend its border, and Assad’s cynically using these protests to deflect attention from the fact that he’s busy murdering Syrian protesters who oppose his regime.
This is the second time in a month that Syrians have attempted to break into Israel, and it’s curious that following a similar situation along the Lebanese segment, the Lebanese government declared it a military zone and closed the border to further access - the Syrians have done no such thing because it furthers the Assad agenda to remain in power.
UPDATE:
As usual, the NYT gets it backwards with their headline. They headline that Israel clashes with protesters along Syrian border, but that’s the exact opposite of what happened. Syrian protesters sought conflict with Israel, and Israel responded with force.