Saturday May 31/2025 – 06:02 PM
Syrian President Ahmed Al -Sharaa surprised the political and diplomatic circles with remarkable statements to the American Journal newspaper, Journal, which is the first Jewish media with which a Syrian president has been conducted for decades.
During the interview conducted at the People’s Palace in Damascus, Sharia expressed his country’s openness to the idea of peace with Israel, saying: We are ready for peace if it is based on mutual respect, not to fear, and on the basis of international law and mutual recognition of sovereignty.
Rebuilding Syria after the war years
The statements came in the context of a comprehensive talk about rebuilding Syria after the years of the war, as Sharia stressed that his country does not start from zero, but rather from the depth of the wounds, stressing that the new Syria seeks to fold the page of repression and fear, and open the doors of participation for all political, religious and social currents, including serious and conditional peace dialogues.
Despite his reservation in the details, the Sharia President hinted that peace is not prohibited, but rather an option that may be discussed if international will and guarantees are available, in a statement considered by analysts the beginning of a fundamental change in the official Syrian discourse towards Israel.
It is noteworthy that Sharia assumed his position after the fall of the Bashar al -Assad regime, in a articulated moment in the history of Syria, amid the challenges of reconstruction, internal reconciliation, and the restoration of regional and international confidence.
