Reports noted that Israeli troops opened fire on protesters from Syria who stormed a ceasefire line in the occupied Golan Heights, and killed nearly 20 demonstrators and few more were wounded. Further, Israel accused Syria that it was orchestrating the violence to shift attention away from the crackdown on opposition protests back home. Similar protests were held in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, and various events were held in commemoration of the occasion in Jordan. 1

• 1. “Israeli troops kill 20 in Syrian border protests”, The Jordan Times, June 6, 2011, at http://www.jordantimes.com/index.php?news=38205