Ten thousands demonstrate in Syria today:

[partylessinOhio]

Syrian demonstrators carrying Lebanese flags and photos of Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad participate in a protest against Israeli raids on Lebanon in Damascus July 17, 2006.

See more photos here:

http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=Syria+demonstrators&c=news_photos

Syrians march in support of Hezbollah, Assad
(DPA)

17 July 2006


DAMASCUS - Tens of thousands of Syrians took to the country’s streets on Monday in a show of support for the Lebanese group Hezbollah and embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is coming under fire over his country’s support for the militant group.

Thousands marched through the centre of the capital Damascus chanting slogans in support of Assad and Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah who has been targeted in Israeli airstrikes on his home and offices.

“I am here to express my solidarity with the Lebanese resistance and to express outrage at what is happening in Lebanon. We all love Nasrallah and support him,” said Fatima Ibrahim, 32, a government employee.

She urged the Hezbollah leader to step up rocket attacks against Israel and called on the international community to come to Lebanon’s rescue.

“The Syrians and the Lebanese are brothers and nothing would separate us,” said Ali al-Haj Hassan, a 20-year-old Lebanese, adding that Syrians had opened their houses to Lebanese fleeing the violence at home. ...

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[gasperc]

1. and with Israel detaining Aljeezera manager

this should escalate to new levels

tough sitution for Israel, they must defend their borders but keep the passions of the Arab street at bay, me thinks they are trying to break their will but the opposite is occuring.

[DavidDvorkin]

2. I'd be impressed

If they were demonstating against the Syrian government's ruthless suppression of dissent. Crowds demonstating in a dictatorship in support of the dictatorship's government and its positions don't mean anything, no matter what the country and what the issue.

[iconocrastic]

3. Damascus is close to Hizbollah rocket positions

Which are notoriously inaccurate.

Those people should be more careful.