Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Showing posts with label Golan Heights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Golan Heights. Show all posts

Friday, August 10, 2018

Dozens of fleeing Syrians turned away from Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

Dozens of Syrian civilians approached the fence separating the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria on Tuesday, apparently seeking safe passage to the Golan, but were sent back by an Israeli guard.

Reuters first reported the pleas of civilians stranded near the fence, which was later confirmed by Syrian humanitarian workers in the area of Quneitra.

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Friday, June 07, 2013

With Golan fence, Israel closer to surrounding itself with barriers

MOUNT HAZEKA, Israel — Fearful that the Syrian civil war, jihadist terrorists or Lebanese Hezbollah fighters will spill into Israel, the country’s military engineers are rushing to complete their latest “smart fence,” this one in the occupied Golan Heights.

Here along the tense boundary with Syria, fighting raged Thursday as Syrian rebels and government forces battled for control of a crossing in the latest violent incident that is inching the Syrian war closer to Israeli-held territory.

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