Netanyahu to Appoint New Israeli Representative for Negotiations with Syria

ARK News.. Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will inform the U.S. administration in the coming days about the identity of Israel’s new representative in negotiations with Syria, succeeding Resigned Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer.

According to Channel 12, U.S. officials said Netanyahu told U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack during a recent meeting that he intends to appoint a new envoy to handle negotiations with Damascus, following Dermer’s resignation. Dermer had been leading the track until recently.

Dermer resigned on 11 November, after conducting four rounds of talks on a possible security agreement between Israel and Syria, before negotiations were halted in recent weeks due to his departure.
During the same meeting, Barrack expressed Washington’s desire to resume negotiations on a security agreement and inquired who would lead the Israeli side.

Channel 12 noted that U.S. officials initially assumed Dermer might continue managing the file from outside the government as a special envoy for Netanyahu.

However, a senior U.S. official clarified that Netanyahu finalized the decision during the meeting, confirming that Dermer will not resume the role and a replacement will be appointed, with the U.S. administration to be officially informed in the coming days.

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