Arab League returned to Syria, not other way around: Israeli media
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Israeli media consider that Syria's participation in the Arab Summit in Jeddah is undoubtedly "a massive victory for Syria and its leader."
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman greets Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad during the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 19, 2023 (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
Israeli media touched on the photo of the handshake between Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), suggesting that it was a "victory for Al-Assad."
The media considered that "it is more correct to say that the Arab League has returned to Syria, not the other way around."
It stressed that what is happening is undoubtedly "a massive victory for Syria and its leader," pointing out that all that remains for Syria is to restore relations with Turkey to their previous state.
On his part, Israeli channel Kan's Arab Affairs Correspondent, Roi Kais, tweeted a video showing MBS receiving Al-Assad and embarrassing warmly before the Arab League Summit in Jeddah, commenting, "The picture of Assad's victory."
During his speech earlier today, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad considered this summit "a historic opportunity to rearrange our [Arab] affairs with minimum foreign interference, which requires repositioning ourselves in this emerging world so that we can become active members of its order."
#Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad: "We must consider the great issues that lie behind our crises, and this is a historic opportunity for us to arrange our affairs without foreign interference."#ArabLeagueSummit #Syria https://t.co/Otg6j89IFk
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) May 19, 2023
Al-Assad's speech was part of the 32nd Arab League summit kicked off in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia today. Twenty-two member states, five observer countries, and their respective heads of state and government are attending the pan-Arab summit.
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