Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told Fox News that one of the issues preventing talks is Israel's "occupation" of the Golan Heights.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said in a Monday interview with Fox News that Syria would not at this time enter into talks to join the Abraham Accords, but that perhaps US President Donald Trump’s administration would help in making such negotiations possible. Sharaa cited Israel’s “occupation” of the Golan Heights as a reason Syria would not enter such talks.
“I believe that this situation in Syria is different from the situation of the countries who went on with the Abrahamic agreement,” Sharaa told Fox’s Gillian Turner. “Syria has borders with Israel, and Israel has occupied the Golan Heights since 1967. We are not going to enter into a negotiation directly right now.”
Sharaa’s answer came after Gillian noted that “Trump would like Syria to join the Abraham Accords.” She then asked whether Sharaa agreed with the accords’ “foundational principle,” which is that Israel had “the right to exist as a sovereign Jewish state.” (Ed note: It is about the Golan Heights. What's that old saying, "The truth will out?" (Read More)
