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Dropping bombs and dialogue? Israel-Syria peace talks right now are ‘absolutely mind-boggling’

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JL;DR SUMMARY Chuck Freilich, Israel's former deputy security adviser, discusses the complexity of Israeli military actions in southern Syria amidst potential diplomatic openings with Syria's new government. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Abraham AccordsMiddle EastIranNetanyahuSyriaDiplomacyNuclear DealPeace TalksIdf Strikes

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"I'm Alison Kaplan Sommer in Tel Aviv."
Sueda, As-Suwayda, Syria
"As we record, even, there have been Israeli strikes on the Syrian city of Sueda."
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
"President Trump, at least, has been referring frequently to Israel's northern neighbor Syria."
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
"Today, he teaches at Columbia and Tel Aviv universities."
Brussels, Belgium
"Foreign Minister Gideon Saar is at the same EU Middle East meeting in Brussels."
Turkey
"I'm wondering how tethered is all of this to the ongoing situation in Gaza?"
Lebanon
"Now let's look at the carefully and quietly part of the headline and talk about what kind of a deal or agreement or settlement Israel should be looking to make with Syria."
Iraq
"There was a Syrian official or at least someone aligned with the regime who visited Israel recently."
France
"The United States, the and others, and the E3, the French, Germans, and British."
Germany
"The United States, the and others, and the E3, the French, Germans, and British."
United Kingdom
"The United States, the and others, and the E3, the French, Germans, and British."

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