Normalization

Normalization will secure Israel’s sovereignty - opinion

By taking the route of normalization, Israel will realize its long-awaited “total victory” in this war by defeating Iran and Hamas.

MK BOAZ BISMUTH, chair of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, presides over a committee meeting earlier this month. Bismuth and his ilk are doing a disservice to Israel and promoting a strategy that is anti-Zionist, the writer argues.
An illustration of Chinese, South Korean flags, diplomats shaking hands.

South Korea tells China it wants to normalize ties, Yonhap reports

US President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 6, 2025.

Trump: Important that Middle Eastern countries join Abraham Accords

 Washington DC, USA - September 15, 2020: Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan attend the Abraham Accords ceremony in The White House.

Mideast security expert: Are the Abraham Accords still a win-win? - interview


Israeli-Syrian security arrangement: A new model of normalization? - opinion

A renewed security agreement between Israel and Syria could lead to a new kind of normalization.

 SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman is flanked by US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, in May. A realistic analysis suggests that full normalization with Israel could harm Sharaa’s legitimacy, says the writer.

Normalizing ties with Syria must not be a blank check - opinion

Normalization should reshape Syria in order to create peace in the region.

 SYRIAN PRESIDENT Ahmed al-Sharaa (left) meets with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi last week. Normalization must reshape Syria, not crown a jihadist as a statesman, says the writer.

Syrian activist to TML: Visit to Israel, Knesset was 'unprecedented moment for peace'

Syrian political figure Shadi Martini described his Knesset address as a 'once-in-a-century opportunity' and confirmed holding recent talks with Syria’s new president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa.

 Leader of new Syrian administration, Ahmed al Sharaa and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (not seen) watch the view of Damascus on Mount Qasioun following their meeting in Damascus, Syria on December 22, 2024

Netanyahu, Sharaa, plan to meet in Washington in September - report

Such a meeting would be a major step towards a normalization agreement between Israel and Syria.

 (L-R) Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the backdrop of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)

Saudi Arabia's current priority is reaching permanent Gaza ceasefire, foreign minister says

Saudi's Foreign Minister also highlighted the need to return to diplomatic negotiations when it comes to Iran's nuclear program.

 Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud seen in Tehran, Iran, June 17, 2023

Syria likely to join Abraham Accords, White House spox. says

"When the president [Trump] met with the new president of Syria [Ahmed al-Sharaa] that was one of the requests that [Trump] made; for Syria to sign on to the Abraham Accords," Leavitt said.

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa seen with the background of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)

Witkoff: We will have big announcements on countries coming into the Abraham Accords

"One of the President's key objectives is that the Abraham Accords be expanded," Witkoff told CNBC.

 US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, May 28, 2025

Peace with the entire Middle East is on the table now - opinion

US President Donald Trump’s efforts in the Middle East may be creating the conditions Israel needs to achieve peace.

THE PEACE deal of US President Donald Trump is a game-changer.

Are the ‘Aram Naharaim Accords’ with Syria on their way? - analysis

Al-Sharaa's implied openness to the Abraham Accords must be met with a clear demand for educational reform, disavowal of jihadism.

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa seen with the background of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)

Normalization with Israel complicated but beneficial, Syrian sources say

Nir Boms, chairman of the Syria Research Forum at the Moshe Dayan Center in Tel Aviv, tells TML: "Israelis already know Syrians better than most people think, and we have a foundation to build from.”

Israeli soldiers seen in the buffer zone which separates the Golan Heights and Syria, February 27, 2025

Syria wants peace with Israel under one condition, US congressman tells 'Post' - exclusive

In an exclusive interview with the 'Post', congressman Stutzman said Syria's president said he was open to normalizing ties with Israel.

 Republican Congressman Marlin Stutzman meets with Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa.