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Shay Gal

Sep 29, 2026

19:41
How should Greece, Cyprus and Israel understand the connection between the Levant's instability and the future of the Eastern Mediterranean?
19:51
Well, Syria, Lebanon, Palestinian question are not outside the Eastern Mediterranean.
19:55
They are its Eastern door.
19:56
Treating them as separate Levantine files is a strategic error.
20:01
The Levant is where land wars, militias, ports, airspace, terror network, refugees, energy, legitimacy, and external power enter the Mediterranean system.
20:14
Syria matters because it shapes access, airspace, Turkish reach, Iranian network, Russian habits, and Israel's freedom of action.
20:22
When Turkey expands its position in Syria, it does not remain a Syrian issue.

6 MINS LATER

26:45
What would need to happen over the next 20 years, for instance, for this cooperation to evolve into a serious Eastern Mediterranean regional architecture rather than remaining a set of parallel, bilateral or trilateral initiatives?

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