tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post2765813940833231178..comments2024-03-20T01:06:12.181-04:00Comments on MEI Editor's Blog: After Seizure of UNDOF Fijian Troops Yesterday, Now a Filipino Detachment is Surrounded by Nusra FightersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-4467453255122053602014-08-30T20:13:16.311-04:002014-08-30T20:13:16.311-04:00How ironic. UNDOF has suited both Israel and Syr...How ironic. UNDOF has suited both Israel and Syria quite well since 1974. Every six months they refrain from blocking the UNDOF extension at the UN Security Council. One of the great stories of UN peacekeeping that manages to keep out of the headlines. Now, along comes the Syrian rebels who upset this cozy and very sensible relationship between two nation states that are technically in a state of war. I agree that Jabhat an-Nusra may find it has pushed a bit too far. David Macknoreply@blogger.com