In the following video, Arutz Sheva TV speaks with Prof. Eyal Zisser about the events on the Syrian border. Zisser's explains that the protesters feel they succeeded in their symbolic act and that Israel should have been prepared better.

Asked what the Arab's goal is, he said that their longterm goal is to get rid of the Jewish state, but this event's specific goal was a "show".

Regarding the situation in Syria, he notes that Israel had become used to a stable regime in Syria and preferred it to the unknown rebel forces.

Prof. Zisser, of Tel Aviv University, is an expert on Middle Eastern and African history.