Trump Plays Matchmaker for Syria and Israel—Because What Could Go Wrong?
KEY POINTS
- •Senior Syrian and Israeli officials will restart peace talks in Paris on Monday after a two-month break caused partly by Ron Dermer's resignation.
- •President Trump's envoy Tom Barrack is mediating the talks aiming for de-militarization of southern Syria and Israeli withdrawal from occupied land.
- •New Israeli negotiators, led by Yechiel Leiter and including future Mossad head Roman Gofman, participate following Trump's push to Netanyahu to continue negotiations.
In a diplomatic episode worthy of a reality TV crossover, senior Syrian and Israeli officials are set to tango in Paris on Monday for the fifth installment of their security talks—first time in almost two months, thanks to Israel's top negotiator Ron Dermer pulling a vanishing act. Mediated by Trump’s Syria envoy Tom Barrack, the meetings aim to untangle de-militarization and Israeli withdrawal from Syrian turf post-Assad collapse, all while Netanyahu’s new crew, including Yechiel Leiter, Roman Gofman (future Mossad boss), and Gill Reich, tries to keep Israel’s red lines intact. Trump’s pitch? 'They’ll get along, folks, I’m on it.' Mar-a-Lago diplomacy: now serving border peace with a side of chaos.
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Only in 2025 does regional peace hinge on a Mar-a-Lago meeting and a Mossad boss-in-waiting casually crashing talks in Paris. Romance brewing or just geopolitical Tinder fails?
Imagine the drama: Syria and Israel swiping right in Paris, backed by a Trump envoy who probably moonlights as their couple’s therapist.
When Netanyahu’s negotiating team looks like the Avengers lineup and Trump’s there promising friendship, you know peace talks just turned a season finale.
Source: Axios | Published: 1/4/2026 | Author: Barak Ravid
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