What was once only rumoured has now been acknowledged: indirect negotiations between Syria and Israel have been quietly unfolding across several countries, focused on delicate security arrangements. What remains cloaked in ambiguity, however, is just how far these talks might go, especially since the White House revealed that President Donald Trump, during his 14 May summit in Riyadh, urged Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to consider joining the Abraham Accords.
In Al Majalla’s June cover story, Syria and Israel: the cost of peace, we unpack this emerging chapter in Middle Eastern diplomacy, exploring the history behind the silence, the present-day stakes, and the uncertain road ahead.
