Not Kumbaya: IDF and Lebanese Army Open Fire on Infiltrators From Syria
I've got no idea what actually happened, but this is the report in Ha'aretz, and Twitter is suddenly alive with alarm.
Israel Defense Forces troops on Sunday opened fire on masses of infiltrators trying to breach Israel's northern border with Syria, as Nakba Day demonstrations erupted across the region.
At least four people were reportedly killed as scores of Palestinian refugees spilled into the town of Majdal Shams, which straddles Israel's border with Syria. The Magen David Adom medical services said dozens had been wounded. ...
Thousands of people also gathered in the Lebanese town of Maroun a-Ras, close to the Israeli border, to mark Nakba Day. While most protesters stood on a hilltop overlooking the frontier, dozens tried to approach the security fence.
Lebanese Army troops opened fire on the protesters trying to infiltrate. Israel's Channel 2 reported that a Lebanese woman was wounded in the incident, though it was not yet clear whether she was among those attempting to cross into Israel.
We'll obviously be hearing a lot more about this in the next few hours.
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Feb '11
Re: Not Kumbaya: IDF and Lebanese Army Open Fire on Infiltrators From Syria
Not enough and mostly heavily slanted to the detriment of the good guys.
Jan '11
Re: Not Kumbaya: IDF and Lebanese Army Open Fire on Infiltrators From Syria
Claire - forgive my ignorance but this Nakba Day, what is it? Is it some kind of 'pilgramage thing' where people typically march amoung neighboring communities or do you think its a cover for Iranian/Syrian mischief?
Re: Not Kumbaya: IDF and Lebanese Army Open Fire on Infiltrators From Syria
Israel P.
Not enough and mostly heavily slanted to the detriment of the good guys. · May 15 at 6:01am
What are you hearing there? The IDF is again being far too slow to get information out. Is it possible that so much attention was focused on the West Bank/Gaza/Egyptian border that they just didn't notice what was happening in the north? And are you seeing anything more about the role of the Lebanese Army?
Re: Not Kumbaya: IDF and Lebanese Army Open Fire on Infiltrators From Syria
Judith just posted about this, above.
Feb '11
Re: Not Kumbaya: IDF and Lebanese Army Open Fire on Infiltrators From Syria
Claire Berlinski, Ed.
Israel P.
Not enough and mostly heavily slanted to the detriment of the good guys. · May 15 at 6:01am
What are you hearing there? · May 15 at 6:27am
Not much, but I am busy working. The Arabs who live across the street and around the corner are going about their daily business, so far as I can tell..
Oct '10
Re: Not Kumbaya: IDF and Lebanese Army Open Fire on Infiltrators From Syria
Claire Berlinski, Ed.
Judith just posted about this, above. · May 15 at 6:30am
About that, is the Naqba/Nakba variation kind of like the Gaddafi/Qaddafi variations? I was reading 'Naqba' moments earlier on WSJ.
May '10
Re: Not Kumbaya: IDF and Lebanese Army Open Fire on Infiltrators From Syria
I sense a Syrian Distraction.
May '10
Re: Not Kumbaya: IDF and Lebanese Army Open Fire on Infiltrators From Syria
Reading materials:
http://www.debka.com/article/20936/
http://www.debka.com/article/20934/
and also
http://www.debka.com/article/20932/
and a comment from Commentary here:
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/05/15/slanting-nakba/