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Well aware of the online activity, the regime in Damascus tried to appeal to the citizens' anti-Israel sentiments. The Al Watan daily on Tuesday morning quoted "an official in a Syrian communications company" as saying that "a large number of residents complained that they had received text messages on their cell phones calling on them to join the riots."
The same source was also quoted as saying that an investigation found that the messages had been sent from "a military base in Tel Hashomem (apparently referring to Tel Hashomer near Tel Aviv) in Palestine, where the Israeli army concentrates its intelligence units."
The source told Al Watan that "the Israeli enemy could not have done this without help from one of the satellite communications companies."
"The Golan" means the Golan Hights, a mountainy area that Israel had taken from Syria in the 6-day war. The Goland Hights were officially annexed by Israel but Syria still demands it back. Not that big a place if I may add, but still big to Israeli standards.Protesters in the Syrian city of Deraa shouted slogans on Friday denouncing Maher Assad, brother of the Syrian president and head of the Republican Guard, a Reuters witness said.
"Maher you coward. Send your troops to liberate the Golan," thousands chanted as they headed to the main square in the city after the funeral of at least five protesters killed by security forces this week.
At least 25 bodies of protestors who were killed in clashes with Syrian security forces were evacuated to the main hospital in the southern city of Deraa, a medical official reported Thursday.
"They all had gunshot wounds," the official said.
Activists said the death toll in the anti-government protests has climbed to 100.
Meanwhile, Syrian opposition leaders have accused President Bashar Assad of using Hezbollah to suppress the anti-government protests. Abd el-Razek told BBC Arabic that Hezbollah operatives were working alongside Syrian security forces to quell the riots in Deraa. Other opposition leaders have made similar claims.
-->THAT'S TODAY!Democracy activists used social-networking sites to call for massive demonstrations across the country on Friday, a day they dubbed "Dignity Friday."
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Some general things about Syria's reactions to the riots a few weeks ago:
A week after Libya suspended from council due to 'gross, systematic' violations of human rights, Damascus says will contend for vacant seat, drawing criticism among human rights organization
Ynetnews.comWASHINGTON - Bashar Assad is looking south and feeling, he claims, unconcerned: In an interview with the Wall Street Journal Monday, the Syrian President said that his situation was better than that of the rulers of Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen, three Arab countries which have witnessed a civil uprising in the last few weeks. Assad also found an explanation for his claim: The three countries have strong ties to the US, while his country doesn't.
Assad told the US newspaper that in contrast to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, whose country is on the verge of a revolution, he has more time to prepare for reforms because of his anti-US stance. According to Assad, his conflict with Israel leaves him in a better position with his citizens.
BTW, Syria is about an hour drive from my house so I'll follow this closely.
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