‘This is our 1948’: Kurds kindle a close relationship with Jews and Israel
“We had Jews in this region, in our communities and we say ‘blood is blood’ and it is something you cannot abandon."
The ancient citadel of Amedy in the Kurdish area of northern Iraq was once home to a large Jewish community. Even today residents speak of ancient Jewish holy graves(photo credit: SETH J. FRANTZMAN)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated: