US Mediates Syria-Israel Talks: Occupation Stays On The Table
The New Arab announces Syria and Israel have 'resumed US-mediated security talks,' with Damascus pressing for an Israeli troop withdrawal from the Golan Heights and a revival of a 1974 disengagement deal. What the headline omits, of course, is that these 'talks' are about Syria asking Israel to leave land Israel has occupied since the 1967 Six-Day War. Imagine negotiating for decades over someone
returning your stolen car, but the media calls it 'security talks' to ensure future 'stability.' This isn't 'dialogue'; it's a protracted negotiation for the return of internationally recognized Syrian territory. The irony of the US 'mediating' these talks, while simultaneously greenlighting Israeli settlement expansion on this very land and funding Israel's military—to the tune of billions
annually—is a masterclass in geopolitical theater. One might wonder if the 'security' in question is Israel's, ensuring its illegal annexation stands, rather than Syria's right to its own borders.