“Most of the details surrounding the shooting are not yet known. Important considerations are whether the protesters were armed or not, whether they were an organized association of a para-military nature, whether the soldiers who fired felt they were in immediate danger and shot out of self defense and a series of other possibilities that are too vague to judge,” said Richmond-Barak. Buy Halazepam Without Prescription, She added that while there were legal questions to be considered, the most urgent concern was a deterioration of the diplomatic relations between the countries.

“We must remember the current situation in Syria, where there is an absence of law and order because of the popular uprising against Assad, Halazepam online cod. It is conceivable that the guards who were supposed to man the border on the Syrian side were not at their posts because of the uprising,” she said.

She added that the uncertainty in Syria could be a mitigating factor enabling the soldiers to shoot at the protesters, but stressed that it was completely illegal for anyone to order the firing on unarmed civilians. Other factors that need to be considered are, Real brand Halazepam online, the number of people who attempted to cross and the manner in which they did so.

"If we were talking about tanks and soldiers, there would be no question about Israel's right to shoot as an act of protecting its sovereignty, Buy Halazepam Without Prescription. This case however is different," said Richmond-Barak. “In this case, there may have been other options open to the soldiers, like arresting or stopping the protesters in less violent ways.”
 
“The laws of war are not the appropriate frame work for judging the events in the north. We are not talking about an attack by an invading army, Halazepam price, coupon. It would be more appropriate to look to the US’s actions against Mexican infiltrators on its southern border to learn about legitimate use of force,” said Professor Asa Kasher, one of the authors of the IDF’s code of ethics. Buy Halazepam Without Prescription, Dr. Assaf Moghadem an IDC expert on counter terrorism, told The Jerusalem Post that he believed that Assad himself was behind the breach, No prescription Halazepam online, taking action directed at reducing pressure from himself.

“What could be better for Assad than diverting the people’s anger from himself towards Israel. I wouldn’t put it beyond the range of the possible that he recruited people to cross the border in order to shift the pressure to Israel,” said Moghadem.

Moghadem said that it was less likely that Hamas in Syria was behind the actions. He said that despite the fact that Hamas enjoyed support of the Syrian administration, their control of Gaza suggested that if they wanted to take action against Israel it would be from the Strip and not from the Syrian border, Buy Halazepam Without Prescription.

Richmond-Barak said she could not recall another incident in recent history in  which a border between two sovereign states was breached in such a manner.

Moghadem painted a scenario in which the breach and Israel's response to it could lead to an all out war between the countries, comprar en línea Halazepam, comprar Halazepam baratos. "I don't want to be an alarmist, but this event does have the potential to spiral out of control, depending on Israel's reactions and the response of the international community. It is incumbent on Israel to show restraint."

Asked whether a border infringement on the Syrian front was an eventuality anticipated by Israel, Moghadem said that in light of all the goings on across the Middle East, Order Halazepam online overnight delivery no prescription, a breach from the North was likely low down on the probability scale. Buy Halazepam Without Prescription, Moghadem added that even if the breach was indeed coordinated by the Assad regime, it would not necessarily work in his favor.

"As we have seen in recent weeks and months, the Arab's public  views on their ruling regime's actions is more critical than was previously given credit for. There will assuredly be Syrians who recognize Assad's diversionary tactic  for what it is and call him on it," said Moghadem.

The successful infiltration on Sunday by a group of just under 100 Syrians into the Druse village of Majdal Shams on the Golan is being viewed by the IDF as just the beginning, Buy Halazepam Without Prescription.

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As demonstrations like these gain momentum ahead of the planned declaration of statehood by the Palestinians in September, this type of protest could become a common occurrence along Israel’s various borders.

On Sunday, the IDF dealt with four simultaneous fronts – Syria, Lebanon, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. While all expectations were for extreme violence in the West Bank – units that were training on the Golan Heights were transferred as reinforcements to the West Bank last week – it turned out to be the quietest of the four.

The surprise was Syria. Buy Halazepam Without Prescription, While the IDF was aware of the demonstrations that were scheduled for the border area opposite Majdal Shams – known as the “Shouting Hill” since relatives shout to each other across the border – it did not expect it to be any different than in past years.

This was a mistake, since the Northern Command did not take into account the current instability in Syria and embattled President Bashar Assad’s possible interest in turning the spotlight away from his violent crackdown on his own people to Israel.

According to senior IDF officers, Assad’s regime quietly encouraged the demonstrators to infiltrate Israel, possibly with the hope that the IDF would shoot indiscriminately, kill dozens of people and shift the world’s and the Syrian people’s focus from his ruthlessness to Israel.

“Thankfully, this did not happen, thanks to responsible action by commanders on the ground,” one senior IDF officer said.

There is also concern in the IDF that global Jihad groups which operate in Syria will take advantage of the lawlessness on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights – made clear by the demonstrators’ ability to cross into Israel without being stopped by the Syrian military – to attack Israel. Some of these groups are believed to have an arsenal of short-range Katyusha rockets that could be used to fire into Israel, Buy Halazepam Without Prescription.

The protesters who rammed the border appeared to have mostly been Palestinian refugees who live in camps near Damascus. It is difficult to imagine that they could have traveled to the border in such numbers without the regime either approving the demonstration or at the very least turning a blind eye to it.

In the short term, the IDF will need to launch a probe to discover where it went wrong, not just in its assessments but mostly operationally to determine how 100 or so foreign nationals succeeded in breaching a border and entering sovereign Israeli territory. In the long term, the concern within the IDF is that these types of civil disturbances and so-called border protests will become routine.