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  • 9 - A Northern Dilemma

  • from Part II - The Syrian Neighbourhood
  • Edited by Hilly Moodrick-Even Khen, Nir T. Boms, Tel-Aviv University, Sareta Ashraph
  • Book:
    The Syrian War
    Published online:
    16 December 2019
    Print publication:
    09 January 2020, pp 180-197

  • Summary

    The fragile political status quo between Israel and Syria existing since the end of the last formal war between the two states in 1972 – a tense and fragile armistice – serves as the background for Israel’s policy in the current Syrian conflict surveyed in the chapter. Israel’s policy was modeled according to an organising principle combining humanitarian and military activity: building civilian bridges, on the one hand, while acting militarily to secure Israeli interests, on the other hand. Israel was acting initially as a ’passive onlooker’, then as a ’good neighbour’, and, more recently, as a declared rival against the Iranian presence in Syria. The chapter explores these Israeli policies, in addition to ’humanitarian diplomacy’ – the civilian and government assistance provided in the Syrian Golan Heights area – and Israel’s role in the efforts to build a set of common interests with Syrian opposition groups. Finally, this chapter addresses the new challenges and opportunities facing Israel in light of the shifting situation across its north-eastern border.