Syrian activist brings a rare message of peace to Israeli members of Knesset

First on Fox – in a rare appearance in the Parliament of Israel this week, the Syrian political activist Shadi Martini shared a message from Damascus – the one who, according to him, came directly from the president of the transition to Syria Ahmed Al -Sharaa.

“We have an opportunity like this only once over a hundred years,” said Martini in Al-Sharaa during a recent meeting held in the presidential palace. “The window will not remain open forever.”

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Martini, CEO of Multifish Alliance and long -standing defender of humanitarian cooperation between Syrians and Israelis, said that conversation with Al -Sharaa has focused on potential standardization and regional security – but also revealed food points.

He also confirmed that President Al-Sharaa knew that his message could be transmitted to Israel. “It was not out of the file. It was honest and precise – and the message was:” Act now. “”

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Shadi Martini at a parliamentary committee meeting at the Knesset of Israel.

“We have talked a lot about Israel,” said Martini about the Damascus meeting, which occurred just after Eid Al-Adha in June and a few days before the renewal of Israeli air strikes in Syria. “There was a lot of concerns about Israeli incursions on Syrian territory. And the president clearly indicated – how can we speak of a peace agreement while it continues?”

However, Martini emerged from the discussion. “I really felt that there was an opportunity,” he said. “It is not only a question of Al -Sharaa who personally wants this – there is growing recognition across Syria that if we want investments, if we want prosperity, if we want stability, something must change.”

This same message was given this week to Israeli legislators at a meeting of the Caucus of the regional security of the first of its kind led by members of the Knesset. Martini, formerly director of an Aleppo hospital who escaped in the United States when the war in Syria broke out in 2012, addressed the body alongside a Saudi analyst and Israeli officials, signaling what he called a “historic” moment.

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa shakes hands with President Donald Trump in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 14. On the right, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. (AP)

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“Syria looks closely at Saudi Arabia,” he said, referring to the Riyadh opening signals to the ties to Israel under certain conditions. “The two countries examine the economic opportunity – which President Donald Trump offers for the region – and wonders if Israel will seize it. Because if this is not the case, this prosperity could bypass.”

Speculations on a potential agreement on the United States between Syria and Israel circulated in the media this week, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met President Trump twice in the White House.

Anna Kelly, spokesperson for the White House, told Fox News Digital: “President Trump welcomes any effort towards a greater peace in the Middle East and in the world”.

When he was asked Wednesday morning by the editor-in-chief of the World Markets of Fox and anchor Maria Bartiromo, “Mornings With Maria”, if he is currently working on a non-aggression pact with Syria, Netanyahu replied carefully: “I think there are opportunities now,” he said. “You remember that President Wilson said:” I believe that the open alliances have arrived openly. “I have a slight variation: I believe that the open alliances have secretly arrived.

Lieutenant-general Eyal Zamir, the general chief of staff, conducted a situational assessment in the field of separation in Syria. (IDF)

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“So, whatever we can do in diplomacy, I think we should do discreetly – then surprise people. We worked for three years on the Abraham agreements, and then all of a sudden, we surprised people with four peace treaties. And I think others arrive.”

Martini stressed that Al-Sharra said that certain problems remain unresolved. “There is Gaza, there is the need for a ceasefire and a way to a Palestinian state,” he said. “And on the side of Syria, there is the question of the Golan Heights. But the first and the most important step is to return to the 1974 armistice line.”

Martini has recognized that calls for peace with Israel remain controversial in Damascus. “There are extremists in the government,” he said. “But more Syrians now understand that this is what Syria needs.”

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According to Martini, Israeli legislators responded positively. “I felt they really listened,” he said. “And I hope that having a message will come directly from Syria will help clarify things.”