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Source: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/sectarian-violence-syria_573970.html
A Syrian Diversionary Tactic
(Weekly Standard) Lee Smith - Syria instigated violence on its border with Israel last weekend when it dispatched Palestinians to the Golan Heights to commemorate the anniversary of the 1967 war. Israelis say ten people were killed when they triggered land mines on the Syrian side of the border. There are reports that the Palestinians were paid to march, with additional bonuses going to the families of any protester martyred. The State Department said the incident "appears to be an effort by the Syrian government to incite events and draw attention away from its own internal issues."