Is Israel really protecting Syria’s Druze or pressuring US for a backroom deal?

Published on Jul 19, 2025 05:58 pm IST

Israel says it’s protecting Syria’s Druze minority, but what if that’s only part of the story? As airstrikes rain down on Damascus and fighting flares again in southern Syria, new questions are being asked: Is Israel using military escalation as leverage for normalization with Syria? Could Netanyahu be seeking to reset regional alliances post-Iran war? In this episode, we speak to Eylon Levy, former spokesperson for the Israeli government, to decode the larger strategy at play. From Gaza’s devastation to Syria’s unfolding crisis - we break down the headlines, the hypocrisies, and the high-stakes diplomacy shaping the future of the Middle East.

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