Israel and Syria Seek to Calm Tensions over Alleged Syrian Airspace Incursion

[International Herald Tribune] Isabel Kershner - Israel and Syria appeared to be trying to scale down tensions Thursday after Damascus said Israeli warplanes had violated its airspace and been chased away by its air defenses. Eyal Zisser, a Syria expert at Tel Aviv University's Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, said both sides appeared to be "trying to lower the tone."