Iraqi Supreme Court suspends Kurdish referendum
Kurds may proceed with vote despite ruling; US, Turkey strongly oppose. Israel on record favoring Kurdish independence.
Kurds may proceed with vote despite ruling; US, Turkey strongly oppose. Israel on record favoring Kurdish independence.
Ksenia Svetlova of the Zionist Union, an expert in Arab and Kurdish affairs, sees growth in future ties with Kurds in Syria and Iraq.
Syrian Kurdish leader in Washington advocates the world drops the paradigm of a unified Syria and gives its peoples their independence.
Expert explains fight of Iraqi minority group against ISIS, which is complicated by Kurds aligning closer with Iran.
As ISIS employs modern equipment, the Kurds are not getting new weapons at the same time Iran makes gains instead.
Israel and Iraqi Kurds have kept their ties hidden, but both sides are eager to open up and Kurds in other countries are, too.