Syrian media's Anti-Israel state media coverage goes down with new regime

More good news about Syria! A mutually beneficial cooperation between Israel and Syria might become reality!

However, the approach (comparing most recent five months with the same five month of last year) is suspect or flawed.

The study seems to suggest that the new regime in Syria may have only changed the focus away from Israel to other subjects.

Being in a very dangerous neighborhood since 1948, Israel monitors its neighbor countries very thoroughly.

Caveat: I did not read the study.

"... In a report published Monday, researchers at JPPI’s Diane and Guilford Glazer Information and Consulting Center analyzed hundreds of commentaries and opinion columns in key Syrian newspapers and the official state news agency, SANA. The team compared the first five months of 2024 under President Ahmed al-Shara with the same period last year under Assad. ..."

"... To assess the new regime’s orientation toward Israel, researchers at JPPI’s Glazer Center conducted an in-depth analysis of hundreds of opinion columns and commentary pieces in Syria’s key state-run newspapers – Al-Hurriya (formerly *Tishreen*) and Al-Thawra – both of which were formerly affiliated with the Assad regime and now serve as official platforms of the new government. ..."

Syrian media's Anti-Israel media coverage goes down with new regime | The Jerusalem Post "The study shows a dramatic drop in the volume of Israel-related content, alongside a slight moderation in tone. Under Assad, Israel-related content appeared in as much as 43% of SANA reports."

Study: Syrian Press Has Changed Its Attitude Toward Israel Under Al-Julani’s Regime "The research reveals that the new president has significantly reduced the focus of the state media on Israel and, to some extent, also the hostility toward it."

The comparison focused on the periods between January and May of this year (under al-Shara) and the same months last year (under al-Assad).