How Israel Can Best Pursue Its Interests in Syria
Jerusalem benefits from the regime’s weakness, and the American and Turkish presence.
September 19, 2023
How Israel Can Best Pursue Its Interests in Syria
Jerusalem benefits from the regime’s weakness, and the American and Turkish presence.
For the past few weeks, there have been protests and riots in the Syrian city of Suwayda—an area that long seemed firmly under the regime’s control—calling for Bashar al-Assad to relinquish power. The unrest suggests that, even as Damascus has crushed the major pockets of resistance, its grip on the war-torn country remains unstable. Meanwhile, the IDF continues its yearslong “war between the wars” against Iran-linked military targets in Syria, having struck as recently as last week. Jonathan Spyer examines Israel’s current strategic position regarding its northern neighbor:
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