Rabbi Abraham Cooper, a senior American Jewish leader who recently met with Syria’s President Ahmad al-Sharaa, suggested that a direct meeting between Syrian and Israeli leaders could materialize—if facilitated by US President Donald Trump.

Speaking to the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (KAN), Cooper said, “I think the only way that would be a quick way is if someone named Donald Trump calls two people, the Israeli prime minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) and the Syrian president, to come to Washington and sit for a few hours.”

“That could change the picture,” he stated.

He added that Trump’s continued involvement and promise to help “rehabilitate” Syria would be essential for any breakthrough.

“Without that, it will go slowly, step by step,” he noted.

Cooper confirmed that Syria’s new president, whom he described as an “Islamist,” had nevertheless voiced a vision of national unity and equal rights.

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