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This paper examines the obstacles to Syrian-Israeli peace and proposes potential ways around them. The author argues that Syrian-Israeli peace should be pursued in tandem with an improved Syria-US bilateral relationship and with a full and enforceable peace treaty as its basis. In addition to agreement on boundary, water, border security regime and normalization issues, both sides need to settle on a framework for confidence building and practical cooperation in the peace process. The author concludes that a Jordan Valley-Golan Heights Environmental Preserve under Syrian sovereignty would best serve such a purpose.