Al-Shar' visits Paris and meets Macron
The Syrian transitional president Ahmad al-Shara announced that indirect negotiations are taking place between Syria and Israel through international mediators, in an attempt to calm the situation and prevent losing control over the tense borders. This came during a press conference he held with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
According to informed sources in Damascus, the potential peace process is based on clear conditions, the most prominent of which is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and the withdrawal of Israel from the territories it occupied in 1967, including the Golan Heights. These demands align with conditions proposed by other Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia as part of their efforts to normalize relations with Israel.
Despite the positive signals coming from Damascus, sources confirm that Israel has not yet reacted constructively, but is seeking to impose new conditions through military escalation.
The Golan Heights, which were occupied by Israel in 1967 and later annexed in 1981 in a move that did not receive international recognition, are one of the main points of contention between the two parties.
Despite the shift in the Syrian dialect, the chances for progress in the peace process remain slim, especially with the continued Israeli airstrikes inside Syrian territory and the deployment of additional forces in the region following the recent political changes in Damascus.