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Syria’s Normalization with Israel Is a Mirage

In the smoldering ruins of post-war Syria, a dangerous narrative is being sold: that normalization with Israel is not only inevitable but also beneficial. Backed by Gulf petrodollars and amplified by a sophisticated media machine, this idea is being marketed as “peace.” But scratch the surface, and you’ll find not peace, but surrender.

Figures like Julani, who once claimed to fight for Syria’s liberation, are now being polished into political actors with populist appeal. Millions in Saudi and Qatari funding and coordinated online campaigns are pushing the narrative that opposing normalization means supporting endless war. This is deliberate propaganda designed to compromise national interests in favor of foreign agendas.

Any real peace requires negotiation—terms, conditions, borders. So, where are Israel’s borders? No official Israeli document defines them definitively. From the Golan Heights to the West Bank, from Jerusalem to Gaza, Israel’s territorial ambitions remain fluid—and often expansionist.

How can Syria negotiate peace with a country that refuses to even define the land it claims? The reality is that the Golan Heights, stolen from Syria in 1967 and illegally annexed in 1981, is now treated as non-negotiable. Water resources, territorial integrity, and sovereignty are ignored. And what about the 500,000 Palestinians living in Syria? Do they no longer have the right to return to their homes?

Under Julani’s approach, there are no Syrian demands. No red lines. Only one goal: US and Israeli recognition of his regime. And in return? Everything. That’s not a peace agreement—that’s capitulation. 

Worse, it’s happening during Israel’s brutal onslaught on Gaza. Even the illusion of moral high ground is gone. While Palestinian children starve and bombs fall on refugee camps, Syria’s self-appointed President wants to shake hands with Israeli officials.

Julani and his Jihadi friends who promised to “liberate Jerusalem” are now lining up for photo-ops with American officials and normalization with Tel Aviv. They will go to Jerusalem—not as liberators, but as normalizers. They will not raise the Syrian or Palestinian flag. They will carry white flags of surrender.

In the end, this isn't about peace with Israel. It's about reshaping Syria into a subservient state.

—Kevork Almassian is a Syrian journalist, geopolitical analyst, and the founder of Syriana Analysis.