TURKISH-ISRAELI-SYRIAN RELATIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE MIDDLE-EAST

The alliance between Israel and Turkey has become a fundamental elemen t in the geopolitics of the Middle East. Generally perceived, despite official denials, as anti-Arab, this alliance has mobilized significan t sectors of the Arab world, and more particularly Syria, which worrie s about being encircled by unfriendly states. The problem is compounde d by the fact that peace negotiations between Tel Aviv and Damascus ar e at a standstill, and that there appears to be little hope that this deadlock will be resolved in the near future.