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Israeli minister calls for an independent Kurdistan
Israeli Minister Ayelet Shaked on Tuesday called for the formation of an independent Kurdistan, and urged an enhanced policy of cooperation between Israel and the Kurds.
“We must openly call for the establishment of a Kurdish state that separates Iran from Turkey, one which will be friendly towards Israel,” Shaked said at the annual INSS security conference in Tel Aviv.
Although there are approximately 30 million Kurds in the Middle East, forming minority populations in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria, there has never been a modern independent Kurdish state.
“The Kurdish people are a partner for the Israeli people,” she said noting the shared interests of Israel and the Kurds in defeating the rise of jihadist Islamist groups in the region.
“The Kurds are an ancient, democratic, peace-loving people that have never attacked any country,” she said, adding that economic cooperation should be on the forefront of any official ties. “It is time to help them,” Shaked added.
Israel and Iraqi Kurdistan, the only semi-autonomous Kurdish region, don’t have official diplomatic ties, though there are numerous claims that cooperation exists between the two governments, as well as between businesses and the militaries.
In 2014 policy speech, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support for an independent Kurdistan. He praised their “political commitment and political moderation,” and said the Kurdish people were “worthy of their own political independence.”
Time to help them’: Israeli justice minister calls for independent Kurdish state
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“We must openly call for the establishment of a Kurdish state that separates Iran from Turkey, one which will be friendly towards Israel,” Shaked [Israeli Justice Minister] told the annual INSS security conference in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, as cited by the Times of Israel.
How is that 'normalization' in the relations between Turkey and Israel going?
https://www.rt.com/news/329518-israel-kurdish-state-calls/
How is that 'normalization' in the relations between Turkey and Israel going?
https://www.rt.com/news/329518-israel-kurdish-state-calls/
Israeli justice minister calls for independent Kurdish state
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Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked has spoken out in favor of an independent Kurdish state. She also urged increased cooperation between Israel and the Kurdish people. Shaked sees this as an opportunity to weaken Israel’s rivals in the region.“We must openly call for the establishment of a Kurdish state that separates Iran from Turkey, one which will be friendly towards Israel,” Shaked told the annual INSS security conference in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, as cited by the Times of Israel.
More precisely, Shaked proposed the new state be founded between Turkey, Israel and Iraq.
The minister stressed that Israel should “promote steps that would correct the injustice that [made Kurds] the biggest nation without a state,” BasNews reported. She also emphasized that “the Kurds are an ancient people with thousands of years of history, and a democratic nation” – one that has “never attacked any other nation.”
For Shaked, this isn’t just about driving a regional wedge between all the countries that could not accommodate a separate Kurdish state.
“The Kurdish people are a partner for the Israeli people,” she continued, adding that Islamist extremism in the region is something both the Kurds and Israelis can work together on combatting. “We Kurds and Jews have a long history. We have common interests in trying to stop Daesh [Islamic State/IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL] and the Kurds are fighting ISIS with all their might.”
Also speaking at the INSS was its current director and former major general Amos Yadlin. He stressed that the “20 million Kurds who didn’t get a state, and nobody takes care of” are the only ones who are serious about defeating ISIS. “[The] Kurds are the only ones fighting ISIS as their highest priority.”
Although there was always implicit support from the Israelis for a free Kurdish state, there are no official diplomatic ties between the two peoples. However, reports claim that visible business and military cooperation exists between Israel and the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq.
In 2014, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also advocated the creation of an independent Kurdistan.
Iraqi Kurds continue to call for freedom, and Kurds also make up 10 percent of Syria’s population. They are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey, where they have been immersed in bloody confrontation with the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Israel is also running out of friends, and some believe that calls for an independent Kurdistan are aimed at establishing at least one Muslim ally for the Jews.
January 19-20
Source: https://www.rt.com/news/329518-israel-kurdish-state-calls/
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On other news IRGC major general announced that Iran would stop any plan that would partition Iraq or Syria. Seems that they already knew what was being planned beforehand if you look at the dates.
January 19
More precisely, Shaked proposed the new state be founded between Turkey, Israel and Iraq.
The minister stressed that Israel should “promote steps that would correct the injustice that [made Kurds] the biggest nation without a state,” BasNews reported. She also emphasized that “the Kurds are an ancient people with thousands of years of history, and a democratic nation” – one that has “never attacked any other nation.”
For Shaked, this isn’t just about driving a regional wedge between all the countries that could not accommodate a separate Kurdish state.
“The Kurdish people are a partner for the Israeli people,” she continued, adding that Islamist extremism in the region is something both the Kurds and Israelis can work together on combatting. “We Kurds and Jews have a long history. We have common interests in trying to stop Daesh [Islamic State/IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL] and the Kurds are fighting ISIS with all their might.”
Also speaking at the INSS was its current director and former major general Amos Yadlin. He stressed that the “20 million Kurds who didn’t get a state, and nobody takes care of” are the only ones who are serious about defeating ISIS. “[The] Kurds are the only ones fighting ISIS as their highest priority.”
Although there was always implicit support from the Israelis for a free Kurdish state, there are no official diplomatic ties between the two peoples. However, reports claim that visible business and military cooperation exists between Israel and the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq.
In 2014, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also advocated the creation of an independent Kurdistan.
Iraqi Kurds continue to call for freedom, and Kurds also make up 10 percent of Syria’s population. They are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey, where they have been immersed in bloody confrontation with the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Israel is also running out of friends, and some believe that calls for an independent Kurdistan are aimed at establishing at least one Muslim ally for the Jews.
January 19-20
Source: https://www.rt.com/news/329518-israel-kurdish-state-calls/
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On other news IRGC major general announced that Iran would stop any plan that would partition Iraq or Syria. Seems that they already knew what was being planned beforehand if you look at the dates.
January 19
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