Kurds and Israel

Israel's national security dependent on supporting Kurdish cause, Kurdish leader says

“National security is achieved only through support for the cause. We are talking about a new Middle East with four key countries: Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. The Kurds are in all of them."

Security for the protest is provided by the local Asayish (Kurdish Police) during a demonstration for Kurdish rights on February 10, 2026 in Qamishli, Syria. The protests called for the protection of Kurdish rights and the achievements of the Rojava revolution as the region
Flag of Kurdistan.

Kurds mark Kurdistan flag day with calls for unity, freedom

Body bags lie at Sweida National Hospital, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes, and government forces, in Syria’s predominantly Druze city of Sweida in July.

Israeli Druze doctor builds secret medical lifeline for besieged Sweida - exclusive

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


Israel saves Kurdish children with heart disease despite Erdogan criticism

To date, Israel's regional cooperation ministry has funded the life-saving treatment of about 500 children with heart diseases from Iraq, the Palestinian Authority, Syria and Jordan.

Minister for Regional Cooperation Tzahi Hanegbi visits Kurdish children receiving medical treatment in Israel

Netanyahu has no comment on Catalonia referendum

In recent weeks, Benjamin Netanyahu came out in favor of Iraqi Kurdish independence.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (3rd R) attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem October 1, 2017.

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

Is a separate Kurdish state inevitable?

It is high time the international community came forward to acknowledge an independent Kurdish state.

THE KURDISH region’s High Elections and Referendum Commission holds a press conference in Erbil, Iraq.

'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.

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.

Netanyahu muzzles Israeli officials on Kurdish referendum

"Our adversaries attack us as a ‘second Israel in the region’ and this kind of Israeli talk contributes to that,” one Kurdish official said.

A Kurdish man holds an Israeli and Kurdish flag during a rally to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Erbil, Iraq September 16, 2017.

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.

Watch: Kurdish Israelis celebrate ahead of independence referendum Monday

Tomorrow, Monday, September 25, marks a historic landmark in the modern history of the Kurds in Iraq.

Iraqi Kurds waving flags 390

Momentum for referendum growing on eve of Kurdistan independence vote

Israel is the only country that has openly supported the referendum.

KURDISH PEOPLE attend a rally to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Duhuk, Iraq.