Israel and Kurdistan

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

Iran appears to be using the claims of “Zionist” infiltration as a way to discredit Kurdish group Komala, an Iran-designated terrorist group.

 AN IRANIAN punches his fist through an Israeli flag during a rally in Tehran in April marking Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day.
 People stand next to a Kurdistan flag as they wait for Pope Francis to hold a mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, Iraq, March 7, 2021.

Iraqi speakers who called for peace with Israel face arrest

A promotional image for Fauda.

Israeli actor from 'Fauda' interviewed by a Kurdish TV channel

A BOY rides a bicycle with the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq.

Kurdistan must take responsibility for its own independence


Kurdistan must take responsibility for its own independence

Kurdistan must take responsibility for its own independence.

A BOY rides a bicycle with the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq.

MK pushes Israel to recognize Kurdistan as an independent state

Likud MK Yoav Kisch's motion comes in response to rising tensions between Israel and Turkey.

Israelis from Kurdish origin take part in a rally in support of the Kurdish referendum outside the American consulate in Jerusalem September 24, 2017

Debunking antisemitic conspiracy theories

News website in Turkey spreads concocted tales as other Muslim countries follow suit.

placards from an anti-Israel rally (Illustrative).

Time for the West to follow Israel's example

Israel is the only real democracy in the Middle East, a country that defends Western Christian-Jewish culture, democracy, human dignity and humanism, but is criticized nevertheless.

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

Black Friday: The 1988 chemical bombardment of Halabja

Iraqi Kurds wave flags of Iraqi Kurdistan during a demonstration

Israel should arm the Kurds

As a result, the Kurds lost the ability to sell Kirkuk oil.

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are seen yesterday in the Karez area west of Mosul, Iraq.

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

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