Israel and Kurdistan

Protesters outside US embassy demand US, Israeli action after Kurdish massacre

Several signs pointed to Israel’s close relationship with the Kurdish community. One read “Israel loves Kurdistan,” while others went further, openly calling for military action against the regime.

Around 50 protesters gathered outside the US embassy to protest against what they described as Washington's inaction in the face of the latest massacre in Syria carried out by the Sharaa regime, on January 21, 2026.
Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), speaks during the pan-Kurdish "Unity and Consensus" conference in Qamishli in northeastern Syria on April 26, 2025.

Why Israel’s security interests now depend on supporting the Kurds - opinion

TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the UN General Assembly last month. In an age when antisemitism and anti-Kurdish racism are used by states as political tools, solidarity and truth remain the final acts of resistance, the writer argues.

A common future for Kurds and Jews: A shared history and moral duty - opinion

 AN IRANIAN punches his fist through an Israeli flag during a rally in Tehran in April marking Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day.

Iran claims new details of arrests of 'Zionist' agents and Kurdish group


Analysis: How Kurdistan’s Independence Can Spark the Middle East

Despite longstanding ties between the Kurds and Israel, support for Kurdistan independence is more than likely a geo-political one, with Israel looking to get a foothold in the region.

A STATUE of a Peshmerga fighter in Kirkuk.

The American Christian aid volunteers giving Kurdish Peshmerga medical training

A US-based Christian aid group teaches Peshmerga fighters how to save their lives and those of their comrades.

AN FAI VOLUNTEER shows Peshmerga how to apply a tourniquet at a base at Hawija, Iraq.

Netanyahu scoffs at Erdogan's claim that Mossad behind Kurdish referendum

Netanyahu also said that Israel had “no involvement in the Kurdish referendum except for supporting their aspirations.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Post-referendum: Kurds in Iran demand rights as regime cracks down

Leader Mustafa Hijri: We must face the fact that Tehran is a destabilizing force in the region

Peshmerga from the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan stand for a photo at a secret location

Voices from the Arab press: Weekly selection and analyses from Arab media

The Lebanese people are busy complaining about the disintegration of their society, yet they refuse to take action against the source of this threat.

Kurds celebrate to show their support for the independence referendum in Duhok, Iraq, September 26, 2017.

'You call for democracy but don’t support it': Kurds lash out at West

Where were the international monitors and observers, the former US Presidents and senators?

Kurds celebrate to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Erbil, Iraq September 22, 2017.

Kurdish statehood

The Kurdistan Regional Government gained relative independence in 1991, in the wake of the First Gulf War.

A man casts his vote during Kurds independence referendum in Erbil, Iraq September 25, 2017, beside a picture of Kurds showing their support for the Kurdish independence referendum.

Kurdish leader says 'yes' vote won independence referendum

In a televised address, Barzani said the "yes" vote had won and he called on Iraq's central government in Baghdad to engage in "serious dialogue."

Kurds celebrate to show their support for the independence referendum in Duhok, Iraq, September 26, 2017.

Erdogan threatens halting relations with Israel amid Kurdish independence vote

Israel is the only nation to publicly support the Kurdish independence referendum.

TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets the audience during a ceremony to mark the 16th anniversary of his ruling AK Party’s foundation in Ankara, August 14.

Why do state-seeking Palestinians oppose Kurdish independence vote?

The fact that Israel supported the referendum was a decisive factor in the Palestinians’ opposition.

A man casts his vote during Kurds independence referendum in Halabja, Iraq September 25, 2017.