In a roundtable discussion, Hillel Frisch, Eytan Gilboa, Gershon Hacohen, Efraim Inbar, Eran Lerman, Max Singer, and Joshua Teitelbaum discuss the importance of keeping Israel’s capital unified, how that unity can be ensured, and how it can be securely maintained. According to Lerman:

Last week, Russia negotiated a ceasefire between the Syrian government and rebel forces in the city of Daraa, where the initial protests that sparked the uprising against Bashar al-Assad began. The agreement ended a 75-day assault on the city, located near the country’s southwestern border, by Russian, Iranian, and Syrian forces. Jonathan Spyer explains the significance of these events: