Israeli tanks take up positions on the border with Syria, near the Druze village of Majdel Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on Dec. 8, 2024. (Credit: Jalaa Marey/AFP)
As Syrians slowly embark on the path of political transition, that process risks being taken hostage by the games of regional powers, starting with Israel, which appears determined to play the spoiler.Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, Israel carried out repeated attacks on its neighbor’s territory. A telling example came on the night of Feb. 25 to 26, when Israeli fighter jets launched a series of airstrikes targeting military positions in southern Syria, including near Damascus and in Daraa Province.All this took place as the National Dialogue Conference, intended to lay the groundwork for an inclusive political transition, was coming to a close.Two days earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the complete demilitarization of southern Syria in the provinces of Quneitra, Deraa and...
As Syrians slowly embark on the path of political transition, that process risks being taken hostage by the games of regional powers, starting with Israel, which appears determined to play the spoiler.Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, Israel carried out repeated attacks on its neighbor’s territory. A telling example came on the night of Feb. 25 to 26, when Israeli fighter jets launched a series of airstrikes targeting military positions in southern Syria, including near Damascus and in Daraa Province.All this took place as the National Dialogue Conference, intended to lay the groundwork for an inclusive political transition, was coming to a close.Two days earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the complete demilitarization of southern Syria in the provinces of Quneitra, Deraa and...
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