UN Finally Notices New Way Syria Found To Kill People

Sure, it took a month for them to admit it--but the UN finally acknowledges that Syrian troops stood by and let the mob cross the border into Israel:

Syrian forces stood by as Palestinian demonstrators crossed the Golan Heights ceasefire line and were fired upon by Israeli forces, according to a UN report obtained by AFP on Tuesday.
At least 27 people were killed in the demonstrations on May 15 and June 5 and some diplomats said the accounts given in the report reinforced claims that Syria is stirring up border troubles to divert attention from President Bashar Al Assad’s deadly crackdown on opposition protests.


The report by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also said protests against Assad had spread to the border, and UN peacekeepers had been denied access to several districts.

The report on the UN Disengagement Force (UNDOF) monitoring the ceasefire between Syria and Israel did not accuse Syrians of organising the protests staged by Palestinians on symbolic days in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

But each time Syrian forces were nearby, it stressed.

...Israeli forces again used tear gas and then live fire to deter the demonstrators. The UN said up to 23 people were reported killed and many more wounded.

That is all well and good as far as it goes.

However, what the UN leaves out is whether it used any other source for the number killed other than the reports that came from Syria itself.

After all, if Syria is trying to create a distraction, they should be that last ones to go to in order to get an accurate picture of what happened--shouldn't they?

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