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    • Barzani to Trump: Kurds' Blood "Far More Valuable" than Money, Weapons
    • Israel’s Netanyahu Condemns Turkish Invasion of Northern Syria
    • Iraq joins Arab states in rejecting US recognition of Israeli sovereignty of Golan
    • Iran’s Kurdish parties welcome IRGC terror designation
    • Israel, Kurds, Iranian Dissidents All Rattled by Trump’s Claim That Tehran’s Regional Power Is Waning
    • Kurdistan region of Iraq caught between Turkey-PKK conflict
    • Israel’s intelligence sees possible threat from Iraq as Iran’s influence grows
    • On the rise: Investment in Kurdistan Region grows from $712M to $3.6B in 2018
    • Masrour Barzani: Kurdistan Remains Safe Haven for Christians
    • Google erases Kurdistan from maps in compliance with Turkish government
    • Israeli Minister expresses concern over fate of Kurds after Trump’s withdrawal from Syria
    • Iranian Kurds increase campaign against Tehran regime
    • SDF: US’s Decision to Withdraw from Syria a “Stab in the Back”
    • Nadia Murad calls on Turkey to end its bombing of Sinjar
    • US senators ask Trump to reconsider withdrawal from Syria
    • Iraqi court annuls Kirkuk governor’s ‘Arabization’ decrees
    • Christian leader says Turkish threats to invade Syria danger to Christians as well
    • Trump signs Iraq and Syria genocide bill
    • Rojava Peshmerga – the group may be the US’ ticket out of Syria crisis
    • Iran increases missile threat to Israel, linking Syria and Iraq
    • Kurds who fought ISIS, now hunted by Iran’s regime
    • Three Kurdish groups in Iran are now fighting the IRGC
    • Masoud Barzani: Fight against Islamic State harder after military defeat
    • Saddam-era officer confesses to parading Kurds in cages
    • YPG accuses Turkey of supporting “jihadist groups” in Syria
    • Kurdistan's Jewish community still fears persecution
    • Masrour Barzani set to be next prime minister of Kurdish region in Iraq
    • Mr. Kurd: Trump’s Kurdish comments greeted with pride
    • Pompeo calls on Senate to confirm senior official in Near East Bureau
    • Israelis, Arabs and Kurds discuss a Middle East confederation in Jerusalem
    • Kurdish Jew who made Aliyah as child undertakes emotional visit to birthplace
    • Kurdish community supports Pittsburgh’s Jewish community after attack
    • Washington’s crises in eastern Syria as Turkey shells Kurds
    • Christians find Kurdistan safest place in Iraq: KRG
    • Erbil ranks among top five safest cities in the world
    • Hungary Pledges Continued Support to Peshmerga
    • Iraq's new government lacks female ministers
    • Pro-Kurdish US lawmaker to head key House committee
    • US Vice President condemns Iran missile attack on Kurdistan
    • Iran’s attack on Kurds is a message to Washington, Riyadh and Jerusalem
    • Iran and Turkey pressure Kurdish groups on different fronts
    • Israeli PM Netanyahu accuses Erdogan of ‘massacring Syrians and Kurds’
    • After Death Threats, Miss Iraq Visits Jerusalem, Calls for 'Less Blood, More Amity'
    • UN confirms civilians displaced from Afrin are prevented from going home
    • Why Iraq’s election matters
    • US House approves $290M for Peshmerga in Pentagon budget
    • MK pushes Israel to recognize Kurdistan as an independent state
    • Turkey slowly implementing demographic change in Afrin
    • US Secretary of State Designate slams Turkey for assault on Afrin, hails Kurdish partners fighting Islamic State
    • Iraqi Candidates Hope for Election Win by Anti-Kurdistan Mottos
    • ‘Rise Nineveh’: Christians in Iraq celebrate Assyrian New Year and Easter
    • Fallout from the Turkey-Iran-Russia meeting
    • Lufthansa, Austrian Resume Flights to Erbil This Week
    • Sword-wielding governor says Turks to 'conquer' Jerusalem, Mosul, Manbij after Afrin
    • Kurdish shock and Turkish celebration as Afrin falls to the Turks
    • Abadi orders airports to reopen after KRG 'heeds' federal authority
    • Halabja conference in Washington marks 30th anniversary of genocide
    • Iraqi media reports claim presence of Israeli troops in Iraq
    • Iranian agents accused of assassinating commander of Iranian Kurds in Iraq
    • Bernard-Henri Lévy Renews Call for Solidarity With Kurds at AIPAC Policy Conference
    • Kurds say Baghdad’s new budget is vengeful for cuts to their sector
    • Swedish FM Urges Baghdad to Lift Ban on Kurdistan's Airports
    • Germany Concerned over Baghdad Extension of Flight Ban in Kurdistan
    • Abadi wages psychological war against people of Kurdistan Region
    • Iraq extends flight ban by 3 months for Kurdistan
    • Pentagon Yet to Decide on Budget for Peshmerga
    • Kurdish party in Turkey refuses to drop 'Kurdistan' from name
    • Opposition leader likens Erdogan to Hamas for praise of child martyrdom
    • Progress made on saving Prophet Nahum’s tomb in Iraq
    • Archbishop of Erbil: Christians in Iraq are ‘scourged, wounded, but still there’
    • German defence minister meets with Peshmerga in Erbil
    • French Foreign Minister Arrives in Erbil
    • Iraqi militia leader hails downing Israeli warplane
    • ‘Dark nights’ are falling upon US troops in Iraq: Shia militia leader
    • Trump: Iraqi leadership very corrupt
    • US urges agreement on reopening Kurdish airports, paying salaries
    • Kurdish Peshmerga nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
    • Kurdistan Parliament Decries Turkish Assault on Afrin
    • Turkish Parliament Speaker Describes Afrin Assault as “Jihad”
    • New Governor Steps Up Arabisation Campaign in Kirkuk
    • Trump asks Turkey’s Erdogan to 'deescalate' Syrian offensive
    • US: Iraq should open Kurdish airports, pay salaries. Why this new position?
    • Masrour Barzani stresses need to implement Article 140 of Iraqi Constitution ahead of elections
    • Masoud Barzani promises Kurdistan Region will end Arabization in Kirkuk, Khurmatu
    • Masrour Barzani Warns Against Arabisation of Kirkuk
    • UK Envoy Reiterates Support for Rights of Kurds
    • British MP: Kurdish statehood a serious option should Iraq continue to violate constitution
    • Kurds call on int’l community not to forget ISIS war sacrifices amid Turkey’s aggression
    • Belgian Defense Minister vows to respond after Baghdad blocked his visit to Kurdistan
    • US Urges Kurdish Political Parties on Remaining United
    • Nechirvan Barzani meets with Pope Francis in Vatican City
    • Netanyahu Rejects Involvement in Iran Angry Protests
    • FM: Confederation for Iraq and Kurdistan Could Save Us All
    • KRG rejects Iran accusation that anti-government protests staged from Erbil by CIA
    • France’s Macron Calls on Iraq to Disarm Hashd al-Shaabi
    • Iranian cleric calls Kurdistan ‘second Israel’, accuses it of being involved in protests
    • Iraqi Kurdistan sees a Jewish revival, thanks to the Islamic State
    • Flight ban crippling Kurdistan’s economy, humanitarian aid, health
    • Kurds in Iran expect U.S., int’l community support against regime
    • 62 Hashd al-Shaabi Officials Run in Iraq’s Parliamentary Elections
    • Ex-Pentagon official: US policy for ‘failed’ Iraqi state might include military support for Kurdistan
    • Putin to Kurdistan24: We understand sensitivity of Kurdish cause
    • 'Israeli flags won’t save you': Erdogan threatens Iraqi Kurds with famine over referendum
    • Netherlands PM asked Abadi to lift Kurdistan flight ban
    • Germany’s Merkel Supports KRG’s Constitutional Rights in Iraq
    • UK 'thoroughly blindsided' by Iran in Iraq policy
    • Members of European Parliament urge Baghdad to respect Kurdistan Region, begin dialogue
    • Kurds claim oppression in Kirkuk region two months after Iraqi takeover
    • Miss Iraq’s Family Forced To Flee Over Photo With Miss Israel
    • Resolving Erbil-Baghdad Crisis ‘Big Priority for US’: National Security Advisor
    • Theresa May invites PM Barzani for meeting in London
    • Putin: Russia-Kurdistan relations continue to develop, cannot be harmed
    • Dozens of humanitarian organizations urge Iraqi PM to end flight ban in Kurdistan
    • Iraqi Shiite militia forming brigade to defend Jerusalem
    • Head of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia 10km from Golan Heights
    • Iraqi Kurds still love US despite its opposition to Kurdish independence, says Kurdish leader
    • Kurdistan Region's diplomacy with Baghdad pays off in Paris
    • President Macron says he told PM Abadi Shiite militia must be disbanded
    • Kurdish land shouldn’t be treated as enemy territory, Knesset bill proposes
    • Former French PM: Attack on Kurds is attack on Europe
    • Jewish activists for independent Kurdistan promote cause in NY, Jerusalem
    • MKs unite to support Kurdish people at Knesset
    • Israeli Knesset conference highlights legitimacy of Kurdistan’s self-determination
    • Barzani: Kurdistan referendum, 'yes' votes most sacred achievements in decades
    • German FM Cancels Trip to Iraq as Abadi Blocked His Visit to Erbil
    • New Jewish Group Supports Independence for Kurdistan
    • Miss Israel, Miss Iraq overcome diplomatic barrier on Instagram
    • Israel's offer of aid to quake victims in Iran, Iraq turned down
    • US Congress Abandons Bounding Peshmerga Aid to ‘Unified Iraq’
    • Cyprus Delivers Military Assistance to Peshmerga
    • Iranian Control of Strategic Kurdish Mountain Poses Serious Threat to Israel, Top Security Official Says
    • Iranian-backed militias ‘have no place in free and democratic Iraq’
    • Israel and Iraqi Kurdistan: the oil connection
    • Independent Kurdistan will create stability in Middle East: Israeli Ambassador
    • Israeli-Kurdish relations should be open, bold: Kurdish author
    • What's at the crux of Iraqi Kurdish interest in Israel?
    • Baghdad criminalizes flying Israeli flags in Iraq after use at Kurdish rallies
    • Congressional criticism of US neutrality between Iraq and Kurds grows
    • Netanyahu to Congressmen: Kurds Should Have a State
    • Netanyahu: World must take care of Kurds’ future
    • Kurds hope Israel can nudge US to support independence
    • 3,500 Demonstrators Protest anti-Semitism in Frankfurt
    • Israelis Call for Supporting Iraqi Minorities
    • Netanyahu said to be lobbying world leaders to support Kurds
    • Iranian Khamenei's Photos Hang Inside Kirkuk Governorate Building
    • UN: Thousands of People Displaced from Kirkuk
    • European Friends of Kurdistan call for dialogue between Erbil, Baghdad to resolve disputes
    • US Senator John McCain Calls on Iraq to Stop Attacking Kurds
    • Sa'ar calls on Israel, US to recognize Kurdish independence
    • Erdogan continues to blame 'the Jew' for Kurdistan referendum
    • “200,000 Jews Will Settle Kurdistan”: Turkey Turns to Fake News to Discourage Kurdish Referendum
    • Israeli dairy farm planned in northern Iraq
    • Israeli Justice Minister Calls for an Independent Kurdistan
    • Israel Defense Minister: Kurds Deserve Global Support
    • Kurdish Students in Iraq Push for Relations With Israel
    • Kurds in Iraq deserve independence, Netanyahu says
    • Has Israel flip-flopped on Kurdish independence?
    • How Baghdad is punishing the Kurds post-referendum
    • Islamic State Threatens Jewish Museum Over Kurdish Event
    • Iraq Crackdown on Kurdistan: Kurds Being Expelled from Dhi Qar Province
    • US Jewish Leaders Express Support, Empathy for Kurds in Wake of Independence Vote
    • Schumer: US should back independent Kurdish state
    • Ex-US Ambassador to Iraq: Kurdistan’s Independence Vote “Fair”
    • Bernard-Henri Lévy: Jews Have ‘Special Obligation’ to Support Kurdish Independence
    • Halabja Gassed by Saddam Hopes Referendum Heralds Better Days
    • Kurds Are Flying Israeli Flags at Independence Rallies
    • Israel Becomes First State to Back an Independent Kurdistan
    • Turkish media claims Israel is sending Jewish Kurds back to Kurdistan
    • Kurdish Media Highlights Israeli Support for Independence Drive as Iran Fumes
    • Remnants of Jewish Neighborhood in Zakho on Verge of Collapse
    • Bernard-Henri Lévy: Independent Kurdistan will be a shining star
    • Cultural pride, and unlikely guests, at Kurdish Jewish festival
  • Opinion
    • Is There a Biblical — and Genetic — Reason Why Jews Support the Kurds?
    • Kurds: A force of democratic change in the region
    • Kurds: Follow the path of Palestinians for global recognition
    • Terra Incognita: Israel and the Yazidis
    • Yazidi Massacre in Afrin: Children Killed, Villages Bombed, Temples Destroyed
    • UK MPs' ‘outraged’ at continued blockade of Kurdistan airports
    • Depressing conclusions to be drawn from the sad story of the Kurds
    • Iran’s war, America’s shame, in Kurdistan
    • The Kurds, Trump, and the Decline of American Power
    • ‘The Israelis are the only ones the Kurds trust’
    • Is a free Kurdistan, and a new Israeli ally, upon us?
    • Century-old Kurdish statehood dream not handiwork of Israel
    • The United States Serves Up Kurdistan to Iran on a Silver Platter
    • Why Israel supports Kurdish referendum (and why the rest of the world should follow suit)
    • Kurdistan First
    • Israel should support the Kurdish Independence Referendum
    • The Genetic Bonds Between Kurds and Jews
    • The Other Iraq
    • Kurdistan, the Birthplace of the Babylonian Talmud
    • America Must Recognize Kurdistan
    • Historic Justice: A Kurdish State Now
    • The History of Kurdistan: Why Britain Owes a Debt to the Kurdish People
    • ‘We are all Peshmerga’ – a call for recognition of Kurdish statehood
    • Kurdistan, the New Israel?
    • American Jews Should Care About and Support the Independence of Kurdistan
    • A Tale of Two Lonely Nations: Israel and Kurdistan
    • Why an Independent Kurdistan Will Benefit the US
    • The U.S. Should Support Kurdish Independence for Moral and Practical Reasons
    • Meet the Kurds, a Historically Oppressed People Who Will Get Their Own State
    • A Fading Generation: The Jews of Kurdistan
  • Video
    • Trump threatens Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks Syrian Kurd militia
    • Kurdish schools closing in Khanaqin
    • Asians gather in Kurdistan to celebrate Chinese New Year
    • Palestinians erect monument to Saddam Hussein
    • The Kurds: The Most Famous Unknown People in the World
    • The Kurdish Language
    • Kirkuk village locals express fears of Arabization as they face eviction order
    • Genocide Watch: Kurds on brink of ‘extermination’ 30 years after Anfal
    • Kurds feeling betrayed by Trump's decision to leave Syria
    • US President Donald Trump speaking to Kurdistan 24 praises the Kurds
    • UN Secretary-General talks about the situation of the Kurds in Syria and Iraq
    • US Sen. Bob Corker: I’m thankful for partnership we’ve had with Kurds for many years
    • US Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Kurds have been forces for positive change
    • EU representative in Erbil praises Kurdistan’s ‘great reputation of inclusivity’
    • Kurds remain the majority in just two villages in western Kirkuk
    • Visit of the US-Kurdistan Business Council delegation to Kurdistan
    • Bernard-Henri Levy receives prize for “Peshmerga” and “The Battle of Mosul”
    • Global silence toward Kurdistan independence ‘morally unacceptable’
    • US Rep. Eliot Engel: Kurds are entitled to their own country
    • Sadrists celebrate unexpected Baghdad victory
    • Iraq’s election: What happens next?
    • Who? What? Why? Iraq’s election explained
    • Israeli Minister: Israel wants Kurdistan to succeed, gain independence
    • Former Israeli PM says Israel will continue to support ‘needs, aspirations’ of Kurds
    • Without unity, Kurds will achieve nothing in Baghdad, warns PM Barzani
    • US support for new Iraqi gov’t may hinge on approach to Kurds
    • KRG Envoy: ‘Majority rule’ would contravene Iraq constitution
    • 'Islamist' Agenda Unleashed: Turkey Joins with Jihadists to Conquer US Allies in Afrin
    • Iranian photographer documented Halabja for the world to see
    • Swedish Party Leader: Turkish attack on Afrin 'ethnic cleansing'
    • Halabja: Echoes of Genocide in Kurdistan
    • Peshmerga documentary screened on Capitol Hill
    • Sen. Ted Cruz: One day we will see a free, independent Kurdistan
    • EU Parliament VP: ‘Blackmailed’ EU has failed to justly condemn Turkey in Afrin
    • BHL: The West sold Kurds in Kirkuk yesterday, in Afrin today
    • Masoud Barzani: We will never ever give up our just cause
    • UK Consul Warr: We want to do more, not less in Kurdistan
    • Rep. Steve King: US should have supported independence referendum
    • Gen. Hayden warns of Russian and Iranian gains following IS defeat
    • The Fight For Kurdish Independence
    • Belgian FM: ‘Dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil is the only way to resolve disputes’
    • US Consul in Erbil: Not our policy to abandon the Kurds
    • L'entretien d'Orient: Un lobby juif pour le Kurdistan
    • First-time ever conference on Kurdistan at the Knesset
    • Bernard-Henri Lévy: What does it mean to screen ‘Peshmerga’ at the UN?
    • Inside Tuz Khurmatu: Kurdish homes targeted under Hashd rule
    • Quds Force Commander: Americans Are Cowards, Brought Diapers for Their Soldiers in Iraq
    • Why did Israel offer medical aid to victims of the earthquake on the Iran-Iraq border?
    • Masoud Barzani: Independence is ‘natural right’
    • EU MPs hear KRG, rights reports of violations in Kirkuk
    • Dore Gold: Why Kurdistan Matters
    • US Senator Marco Rubio: Iran seeks to divide the Kurds
    • Ryan Mauro: Kurdistan Is Inevitable
    • Newt Gingrich Condemns Attack on Kirkuk, Says US May Have to Arm Kurds
    • Iranian Khamenei's Photos Hang Inside Kirkuk Governorate Building
    • Kurdish Israelis Celebrate Saharane in Ma'ale Adumim
    • Tensions Continue to Mount over the Kurdish Referendum
    • Former US Diplomat Challenges Trump to Back Kurds
    • Bernard-Henri Lévy: Sad that most opposed Kurdish vote
    • Bernard-Henri Lévy Talks about Kurdistan's Independence
    • Kurds Vote Overwhelmingly for Independence
    • The Connection Between Israel and the Future, Hopeful Kurdish State
    • Israelis of Kurdish origin gather in Jerusalem in support of Kurds' independence
    • What do the Kurds expect from the international community?
    • 24 Hours in Erbil: Dreams of independence in the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan
    • Israeli flag waved at pro-independence rally in Brussels
    • Former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton Says Kurdistan Referendum Is a “Good Thing”
    • Joël Rubinfeld: The Rebirth of Kurdistan Will Create a New Reality in the Middle East
    • “No turning back” on independence vote, Iraqi Kurdish leader tells FRANCE 24
    • Bernard-Henri Lévy: For a stable Middle East, we need an independent Kurdistan
    • Bernard-Henri Levy Discusses His Documentary ‘Peshmerga’ at the New York Jewish Film Festival
    • The Kurds: Everything You Need to Know
    • Israel's Justice Minister Calls for an Independent Kurdistan
    • The Time of the Kurds
    • Israeli Ambassador to the UN: Kurds deserve political independence
    • Jews and Kurds rally in Frankfurt for Israel and against anti-Semitism
    • Israelis demonstrate in Tel Aviv in solidarity with Kurds, Yazidis and Christians
    • Pro-Israel group joined by Kurdish supporters to denounce Hamas
    • Israeli Professor Mordechai Zaken addresses the World Kurdish Congress
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