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March 23, 2016

Israel’s Hidden Alliance with the Kurds Comes Out from the Shadows

“The very fact the Kurds exist as a nation on the ground helps to ease the pressure on Israel.”

While Israel’s clandestine relations with Kurdish groups date back to the 1960s, only in the past few years have Israeli politicians begun voicing their support for the Kurds’ independence more publicly. Ofra Bengio explains what the Jewish state and the Kurds have in common, the history of their relationship, and the various benefits to, and dangers of, further cooperation:

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March 23, 2016

  1. Where Does Hillary Clinton Stand on Israel?

    The Clinton-Blumenthal emails.

  2. Israel’s Hidden Alliance with the Kurds Comes Out from the Shadows

    “The very fact the Kurds exist as a nation on the ground helps to ease the pressure on Israel.”

  3. In America, Islamic Education Encourages Hostility toward Israel

    Some won’t even put Israel on the map.

  4. Should Modern Orthodox Jews Accept That Some Beliefs Are Heretical?

    Shlomo Riskin’s The Living Tree: Studies in Modern Orthodoxy.

  5. The Three Architects Who Designed Modern Jerusalem

    Erich Mendelsohn, Austen St. Barbe Harrison, and Spyro Houris.