For more than seven decades, Israel and Syria have been in a formal state of war. Now, for the first time in years, there are murmurs of something different, but new tensions are threatening to unravel what little stability remains.
In recent days, violence has erupted in southern Syria. A bloody assault on the country’s Druze community has reignited fears that Syria’s fragile postwar order could collapse. The unrest has drawn in Israel and raised new questions about the region’s trajectory.
In this episode, host Aviva Klompas speaks with Dr. Michael Oren—historian, author, and former Israeli Ambassador to the United States—about whether peace between Israel and Syria is truly within reach or slipping further away.
They explore Syria’s volatile history, the strategic importance of the Golan Heights, what’s changed under Syria’s new leadership, and whether there’s any real path toward ending hostilities.
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Is Peace Between Israel and Syria Really Possible? by Dr. Michael Oren
New Words from Dr. Oren:
Vociferousness – the quality of being loud, forceful, and outspoken in expressing one's opinions or feelings.
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