Kurds and Israel

Iranian Kurdish dilemma: Should they fight for a free Kurdistan or risk being used? - opinion

As tensions rise with Iran, Kurds face a familiar dilemma: seize opportunity or risk repeating a long history of abandonment by global powers.

Kurdish coalition forces.
KURDISH PESHMERGA fighters affiliated with PAK train in January near Erbil, Iraq.

We are not mercenaries: Will Kurds become the boots on the ground against Tehran? - opinion

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

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

Flag of Kurdistan.

Kurds mark Kurdistan flag day with calls for unity, freedom


The Kurds and Kirkuk, before and after October 16

The Kurds of Kirkuk do not go out at night because they are afraid and do not trust Iraqi forces. Before October 16, Kurds ruled the city, but now are treated as a minority.

A STATUE of a Peshmerga fighter in Kirkuk.

Preventing an ISIS resurgence

US coalition shifts Iraq operations as last terrorists cleared out

Iraqi army members participate in a live ammunition training exercise with coalition forces trainers at Taji base in August 2017

Was Israel wrong to support Kurdish independence?

Erbil is now paying the price for its mistake.

Hadassa Yeshurun holds Kurdish and Israeli flags in her music video

What Iraq’s recent moves against Kurds mean for Israel and region

Israel is concerned about Iran being emboldened by another victory in Iraq at the same time that a Hamas delegation is in Tehran.

Volunteers and Peshmerga forces carry their weapons north of Kirkuk, Iraq October 16, 2017.

TERRA INCOGNITA: 2017 A bad year for independence movements

It seems that the world is much more weary of independence now than it used to be.

CATALANS MARCH for independence on Saturday

Prime Minister Netanyahu lobbies for Iraqi Kurds

The leader has raised the question of the Kurds' independence with Putin and Merkel.

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

Why Should International Community Support Kurdish Independence?

The Jerusalem Post

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.

My Word: Independence and states of the mind

Some 150 countries are currently involved in territorial disputes. Israel isn’t to blame.

People wave Spanish, Catalan (known as Senyera) and European Union flags during a demonstration in favor of a unified Spain a day before the banned October 1 independence referendum, in Barcelona, Spain, September 30, 2017.

The case for Kurdish independence

One thing is clear: if the US continues to neglect its “friends” and allies in the region – those on the front line in the fight against ISIS – the damage to its credibility will only increase.

Kurdish Peshmerga overlooking the road to Hawija in 2015.