Can Trump help repair Israeli ties with Lebanon, Syria? DW 07/03/2025
Briefly

The recent 12-day conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the US has led to increased diplomatic efforts in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the victory provides an opportunity to expand peace accords, which include normalization agreements with several Arab nations. Billboards promoting the 'Abraham Alliance' feature leaders from Lebanon and Syria alongside former President Trump. However, forming agreements with these countries remains difficult due to ongoing conflicts, particularly between Israel and Lebanon, and Israel and Syria since 1967 when the Golan Heights were occupied by Israel.
"the victory [over Iran] opens the path to dramatically enlarge the peace accords."
"The signatories to the Abraham Accords were never really in conflict, whereas Israel and Lebanon, and Israel and Syria are in a decades-long conflict."
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