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Israel Complains to UN Over Syria and Lebanon's Responsibility for Border Riots

(Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Following Sunday's provocative demonstrations on Israel's borders, Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Meron Reuben, filed letters of complaint with the Security Council and the Secretary General. "A group of hundreds of individuals in Syria tore down the Alpha Fence, in breach of the agreed disengagement line between Israel and Syria....Any harm caused to the individuals involved in these violent demonstrations lies clearly with the Government of Syria, which is responsible for preventing infiltration of the agreed disengagement line between Israel and Syria." "A group of hundreds of individuals near the village of Maroun al-Ras in Lebanon sought to breach the Blue Line and infiltrate into Israel using violence....Any harm caused to the individuals involved in these violent demonstrations lies clearly with the Government of Lebanon, which is responsible for preventing any infiltration of the Blue Line or provocations in its vicinity."
2011-05-17 00:00:00
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