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Former US official: Obstacles to Israel-Syria peace
AlArabiya English
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7/3/2025
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For people who are watching who think this is all a little early, shouldn't some concessions
00:05
and some promises and some assurances be made by the new leadership in Syria before anything
00:13
is given to them by way of an olive branch?
00:16
I mean, what do you say to that?
00:18
Well, I would caution in viewing the situation between Syria and Israel or Lebanon and Israel
00:24
in any way similar to the way it is between the Israelis and Palestinians.
00:28
You just don't have the same number of challenges and conflicts and problems as you do between
00:35
the Israelis and Palestinians, for example.
00:36
So as it is, it is an easier deal to make between the Syrians and Israelis.
00:42
Yes, with any peace deal, you have a series of steps that would need to happen.
00:46
You have mutual recognition.
00:47
You have a promise to respect each other's borders, of course.
00:52
You have with Syria specifically, you have the question of the Golan Heights, which is
00:55
a significant one.
00:56
That's not something that the Lebanese have, for example.
00:59
So you do have these things, but they are surmountable.
01:03
And the reason for that is that al-shara sees the light on the other side.
01:09
He sees that peace would come with acceptance in the international financial system.
01:14
Already Trump has removed sanctions.
01:16
But the Trump administration was also very clear that that removal of sanctions comes with
01:21
an invitation to join the Abraham Accords.
01:23
And they are working on that at the moment.
01:25
And they are working on that at the moment.
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