{"id":90247,"date":"2025-11-02T12:57:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T17:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=90247"},"modified":"2025-11-02T12:57:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T17:57:48","slug":"syrian-president-to-visit-white-house-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/syrian-president-to-visit-white-house-in-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian president to visit White House in November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By JNS STAFF<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta-str\">(<em><span class=\"light-weight-content\">JNS.org<\/span><\/em><span class=\"light-weight-content\">) \u2013&nbsp;<\/span>U.S. President Donald Trump will host Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa for talks on Nov. 10. It\u2019s the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House.<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_90248\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Saudi_US_Syria.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90248\" class=\"wp-image-90248 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Saudi_US_Syria-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Saudi_US_Syria-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Saudi_US_Syria-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Saudi_US_Syria.jpg 1010w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/211;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90248\" class=\"wp-image-90248 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Saudi_US_Syria-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Saudi_US_Syria-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Saudi_US_Syria-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Saudi_US_Syria.jpg 1010w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-90248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. Credit: White House<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Sharaa is expected to sign an agreement to join the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS, Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack told&nbsp;<em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration backs repealing the Caesar Act sanctions on Syria as part of the National Defense Authorization Act currently under debate in Congress, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spokesperson emphasized that Washington remains in close contact with regional partners and \u201cwelcomes any investment or engagement in Syria that advances the prospect of a peaceful and prosperous future for all Syrians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>of 2019, enacted against then-President Bashar Assad\u2019s rule, imposed sweeping sanctions on individuals, companies and institutions tied to his regime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assad\u2019s government was toppled last year by rebel forces led by current interim leader al-Sharaa, whose administration has sought to normalize relations with the West and rebuild the war-torn country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sept. 18, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani arrived in Washington, marking the first official visit by a Syrian official at that level to the U.S. in 25 years. He met with lawmakers to discuss the lifting of remaining U.S. sanctions on his country, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told&nbsp;<em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On May 13, Trump&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/trump-looking-at-normalization-with-syria-after-meeting-al-sharaa\/\">met&nbsp;<\/a>with al-Sharaa in Riyadh ahead of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting marked the first direct encounter between American and Syrian leaders in a quarter century.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan joined the 33-minute conversation via video call, alongside Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump encouraged al-Sharaa to sign onto the Abraham Accords with Israel, expel all foreign terrorists from Syria, deport Palestinian terrorists, assist the United States in preventing an ISIS resurgence and take full responsibility for ISIS detention centers in northeast Syria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One following the talks, Trump said:&nbsp;\u201cI think they have to get themselves straightened up. I told him [al-Sharaa], \u2018I hope you\u2019re going to join when it\u2019s straightened out.\u2019 He said, \u2018Yes.\u2019 But they have a lot of work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Sharaa, aka Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, formerly had a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head, one that the Trump administration has scrapped. The Syrian leader thanked the leaders for facilitating the meeting and acknowledged the strategic opportunity created by Iran\u2019s retreat from his country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He affirmed Syria\u2019s commitment to the 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel, expressed support for U.S.-Syrian cooperation against terrorism and chemical weapons, and invited American companies to invest in Syrian oil and gas. He also proposed turning Syria into a trade corridor between East and West.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the trilateral discussions, Trump said the United States is \u201clooking at normalization with Syria,\u201d signaling a possible shift in decades of U.S. policy toward the country. The American president also discussed economic incentives offered by al-Sharaa, including opening Syrian oil fields to American companies and proposing a Trump Tower in Damascus to encourage U.S. investment in post-war reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jerusalem views the normalization push with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/israel-very-worried-about-state-of-play-in-syria-graham-says-in-turkey\/\">deep concern<\/a>, citing al-Sharaa\u2019s past and the potential legitimization of a figure long tied to terrorism. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar previously&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/israeli-fm-dismisses-hope-for-real-change-in-jihadist-syria\/\">called<\/a>&nbsp;the new Syrian government \u201cjihadists in suits.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"Email\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Syrian%20president%20to%20visit%20White%20House%20in%20November\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,27,25],"tags":[8790,8795,8788,244],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90247"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90249,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90247\/revisions\/90249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}