1. Systemic, National and Leadership Factors in the Bilateral R
... security has been threatened by attacks from militias from southern Lebanon. Also, Murhaf Jouejati, a Middle East Institute scholar-in-residence contends Syria views the State of Israel as a rouge state at best and still has no formal diplomatic relations with them. Among the reasons for this ... Arab land, and it openly admits to carrying out assassinations of individuals it perceives to be its enemies. Washington, on the other hand, views Israel as the country in the region that most resembles its democratic political system, respect for human rights, and embrace of Western liberalism....
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