Damascus vs Syria vs International Aspirations : Jerusalem Studio 966

Listen to this episode from Jerusalem Studio by TV7 Israel News on Spotify. The jihadi terrorist turned President, Ahmad a-Shara, came to New York this week for his maiden speech at the UN general assembly, as well as meetings with world leaders and diplomats.During his less than 10 month tenure since his forces overthrew the Assad regime, a-Shara has tried to present a new, moderate Syria, which has included security talks with Israel. Regarding the latter, Prime Minister Netanyahu insisted that Israel’s priorities are the demilitarisation of South-Western Syria, which borders the Golan Heights, and the protection of the Druse community in the Swueida Governate. This is a crucial yet insufficient part of the effort to stabilise Syria in the context of domestic and regional forces which are pulling in different directions. Can these efforts succeed? Joining us for the discussion:Panel:- Host : Jonathan Hessen : Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute and Host of TV7 Israel News- Prof. Russell Berman : Senior Advisor in the US State Dept; Director of the Middle East Project, Hoover Institute- Col. (Ret.) Abbas Dahouk : former Military Advisor to the US State Deparment and Army Attache KSA