FLASHBACK- Syria's Regional Relationships:Past and Present   http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/syrias-regional-relationships-past-and-present ''''''November 19, 1998''''''  Syria vs. Israel, Turkey, and Jordan: Syria has been the Arab state most ardent in its opposition to peace with Israel.Today Syria is beleaguered, surrounded by hostile countries, and locked in territorial disputes with two of them -- Turkey and Israel. Asad's abiding concern is that both Israel and Turkey, with the connivance of Jordan, are intent on driving his regime back to the negotiating table with Israel. In the recent crisis with Turkey over the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Syria took the position that Turkey and Israel were trying to ensnare it in a situation in which it would have to make even greater concessions than those needed to defuse the border crisis with Turkey. In this respect, Syria has been credited by Arab observers with outmaneuvering Israel and Turkey by not giving them the conflict they "desired." Yet, Syria will also be perceived as weaker as a result of the crisis. The close relationship between Israel, Jordan, and Turkey is still a very real pressure point for Syria [ED NOTES:WINEP 2012 IN TURKEY HANGING OUT WITH FSA REBELS Older Post - THENAKEDFACTS ISRAHELLI SOLDIER POSING AS JOURNALIST GETS INTO SYRIA THRU TURKEY Older Post - THENAKEDFACTS

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