Syria has a keen interest in being invited into an US-led settlement with Israel. The muted response of the Arab states to Israel’s recent mysterious air raid on its territory reflects its isolation within the Arab world – an isolation with which the Syrians are extremely uncomfortable.
因此，将叙利亚这个伊朗的盟友和哈马斯、真主党等的资助国从战争等式中删除就变得尤为重要。但这需要以色列和美国作出重大改变。叙利亚对应邀加入美国主导的与以色列的和解进程表现出浓厚的兴趣。阿拉伯各国对以色列最近对叙利亚领土实施的神秘空袭保持缄默反映了该国在阿拉伯世界被孤立的状态―这种孤立让叙利亚人极不舒服。