Syria's foreign minister sees Israel security talks resuming despite no trust

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : Washington has been seeking to forge a security deal between Israel and the government of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a new U.S. ally in the Middle East, for over a year.
39% : "Israel has tried to maintain its security through brute force and it hasn't succeeded" anywhere, Shaibani said.
39% : Asked how optimistic he was, Shaibani said: "It's very hard to bet on Israel."
38% : But it has proven elusive as Israel has sent troops into Syrian territory and attacked government assets, citing threats to its security.
37% : "We do not trust Israel currently."
35% : "The U.S. is trying continuously to put pressure on Israel to return to the dialogue table," he added.
32% : In a Reuters interview in Damascus on Saturday, days after Israel bombed a Syrian airbase, al-Shaibani also stressed that ⁠Damascus' priority is to halt Israeli attacks, saying confidence-building steps were needed in this direction.
31% : Contact between Syria and Israel was cut after the airbase strike, he said.
29% : Syria expects negotiations to resume soon with Israel over a security deal it hopes will lead to Israel's withdrawal from Syrian land, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said, ⁠urging Israel to seize a "historic opportunity" as the door for diplomacy is open.

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