Syria's President: 'A Security Agreement with Israel Will Lead the Way to Peace - Without Giving Up the Golan'
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said today in an interview with Al Jazeera that his country is refraining from confrontation with Israel as it has no interest in it. In the interview, which has not yet…
Assessment
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is signaling a potential shift in approach by publicly stating his country seeks a security agreement with Israel, while simultaneously drawing a firm red line on the Golan Heights. The interview suggests Damascus is prioritizing stability and avoiding direct confrontation, but the precondition of retaining claims to the Golan makes any path to broader peace highly conditional. The key tension to watch is whether Israel or other mediating states will engage with this framework, given the non-negotiable territorial demand embedded within it.