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Who will win the competition for influence in Syria?

25/07/2025
Mr. Bob Silverman

GIS, 25.07.2025

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Mr. Bob Silverman

Bob Silverman was a senior US diplomat and president of the American Foreign Service Association. He also is a lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies at Shalem College in Jerusalem, and president of the Inter Jewish Muslim Alliance (IJMA).

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