US Special Envoy to Syria and Ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in West Jerusalem on Wednesday, a day after two rockets were fired from Syria into the Golan Heights.
In a statement shared on social media platform X following the meeting, Barrack said: “Israeli Prime Minister @Netanyahu and I met in Jerusalem today to discuss Syria and the broader region.”
He continued: “@POTUS envisions a Syria that cannot be used as a platform by any third party, nation state or non-nation state, to threaten Syria’s neighbours, including Israel.”
Israeli Prime Minister @Netanyahu and I met in Jerusalem today to discuss Syria and the broader region. @POTUS envisions a Syria that cannot be used as a Platform by any 3rd party nation state, or non nation state, to threaten Syria’s neighbors, including Israel.
— Ambassador Tom Barrack (@USAMBTurkiye) June 4, 2025
A day prior to the meeting, two rockets were fired from Syria into the Golan Heights, increasing tensions in the region and providing context to Barrack’s visit and remarks. The two officials met to discuss Israel’s security concerns along the northern border, as well as Washington’s efforts to prevent further regional escalation.
Barrack’s statements also echo his earlier remarks in an interview with Turkish media channel NTV on Monday, where he underlined that the US role was to facilitate dialogue. “We want peace here,” he said. As part of a potential peace process, Barrack suggested beginning with a non-aggression pact, followed by mutual border agreements between Syria and Israel.
The meeting in Jerusalem comes amid wider regional diplomacy involving the Syrian government and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), with talks recently taking place in Damascus. Barrack has publicly encouraged dialogue between Turkey and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), underlining the US aim to reduce tensions and support political solutions.
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