Attitude of Israeli Governments from the Negotiation with Syria 1996-2008

The Israel government led by Rabin reached an advanced stage in peace negotiations with Syria, but his assassination in 1995 prevented the completion of the peace process. The Likud returned to power, making the extremist Netanyahu as a prime minister, who insisted on returning to the zero point in the negotiations with Syria. But with Barak's Labor government in power, negotiations resumed again from the point where they stopped in 1996, but the dispute between Syria and Israel for a few meters prevented negotiations from succeeding. When Sharon became Israeli prime minister and America evaded its role in pursuing negotiations, the peace process was halted again by the beginning of the century. Things continued as they were until 2007. when Kadima leader Olmert asked Turkey to resume indirect negotiations with Syria, rather, despite Ankara's embrace of the negotiations, the situation worsened after the renewal of Netanyahu's election in 2009 as a prime minister.