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A member of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces of Asayesh flashes the V for victory sign during a demonstartion against Turkish threats in the northeastern city of Qamishli, the de-facto capital of Syria's embattled Kurdish minority, on November 2, 2019. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
November 7, 2019, 2:59 am
Israeli official: Jerusalem providing aid to Kurds since US pullout in Syria
‘We are proud of our taking a stand alongside the Kurdish people,’ says Deputy FM Tzipi Hotovely, adding the Kurds provide a bulwark against spread of Iranian influence in area
By TOI staff and Agencies
Israel's Ambassador Danny Danon speaks in the Security Council at United Nations headquarters, Monday, April 29, 2019. (AP/Richard Drew)
October 29, 2019, 8:57 am
Israel’s UN envoy: Erdogan has turned Turkey into a ‘regional hub for terror’
Danon tells Security Council that Ankara is persecuting Kurds in Turkey and sending troops ‘to massacre Kurdish people in Syria as well’
By Agencies and TOI staff
This picture taken on October 17, 2019 from the Turkish side of the border with Syria in the Ceylanpinar district city of Sanliurfa shows smoke and fire rising from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn during the Turkish offensive against Kurdish groups in northeastern Syria. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)
October 17, 2019, 3:50 pm
Kurdish politician urges Israeli diplomatic intervention to stop Turkish assault
Speaking to Israeli radio, lawmaker calls for action ‘to save the Kurdish people,’ as authorities ask for humanitarian corridor, accuse Ankara of using banned weapons in Syria
By TOI staff and AFP
Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Amy Klobuchar during the fourth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by The New York Times and CNN at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, October 15, 2019. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
October 16, 2019, 5:45 am
Democratic hopeful Klobuchar at debate: Trump’s Syria pullout endangers Israel
In criticism of US troop withdrawal, candidate says America’s allies now think president is not true to country’s allies
By TOI staff and Agencies
Syrian Arab and Kurdish civilians flee with their belongings amid Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras al-Ain on October 9, 2019. (Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
October 11, 2019, 6:55 am
Turkey’s Syria offensive could displace over a million Kurds, top analyst warns
Jonathan Spyer says Erdogan’s army indiscriminately shelling civilian areas, though unlikely to carry out massacres; believes Kurds will reject Israeli offer of humanitarian aid
By Raphael Ahren
Syrian Kurds gather around a US armored vehicle during a demonstration against Turkish threats, next to a US-led international coalition base on the outskirts of Ras al-Ain town in Syria's Hasakeh province near the Turkish border, on October 6, 2019. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
October 11, 2019, 2:24 am
Ex-top security official: US Syria pullout bad news, but we can defend ourselves
While many are fretting about Trump’s isolationism and abandonment of allies, Yaakov Amidror insists: ‘I don’t think Israel needs to be worried’
By Raphael Ahren
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during an extended meeting with provincial heads of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Ankara, Turkey, on October 10, 2019. (Adem ALTAN / AFP)
October 10, 2019, 8:17 pm
Turkey hits back at Netanyahu for condemning its onslaught against Kurds
Erdogan spokesman calls PM’s rebuke of offensive ’empty words of a disgraced politician facing years in prison’; claims Kurds are under Turkish protection
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a memorial ceremony at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl for those killed in the Yom Kippur War, on October 10, 2019. (Flash90)
October 10, 2019, 4:25 pm
Netanyahu condemns Turkish invasion of Syrian Kurdistan, offers aid
Prime minister warns against ‘ethnic cleansing’ of minority in northern Syria, does not mention decision by US president that paved way for offensive
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a memorial ceremony at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl for those killed in the Yom Kippur War, on October 10, 2019. (Screen capture/Youtube)
October 10, 2019, 1:47 pm
As US pulls out of Syria, Netanyahu insists Israel can defend itself on its own
PM avoids commenting directly on Trump decision, criticized by senior right-wing MKs as an abandonment of the Kurds, but says Jerusalem appreciates Washington’s assistance
By Jacob Magid
Yamina party chairwoman Ayelet Shaked speaks at a Manufacturers Association conference in Tel Aviv, on September 2, 2019. (Flash90)
October 9, 2019, 11:53 pm
As Turkey launches ground invasion, Shaked calls for Kurdish state
Former justice minister reiterates support for an independent Kurdistan; Blue and White’s Hauser says murder of Kurds will lead to wave of refugees, increase regional instability
By Raphael Ahren
Aryeh Deri, head of the Shas party, greets supporters as the results in the Israeli general elections are announced at the party headquarters in Jerusalem, April 09, 2019. (Flash90)
April 18, 2019, 11:33 pm
Let Iraqi baby into Israel for emergency surgery, group implores minister
Officials tell Jerusalem-based medical NGO that interior minister ‘unreachable’ until after Passover, but Shevet Achim says clock is ticking for two-month old Roman
By Tamar Pileggi
Reporter Ziv Genesove speaks to residents of Dohuk, in Iraqi Kurdistan, on election day, May 12, 2018. (Ziv Genesove/ Times of Israel)
May 14, 2018, 2:53 am
As they vote in Iraqi elections, Kurds say they feel abandoned by Israel
On the streets of Iraqi Kurdistan on election day, an Israeli journalist speaks to locals about their relationship with the Jewish state
By Ziv Genesove
A picture taken on October 21, 2017, shows a man holding an Israeli flag alongside the flag of Iraqi Kurdistan during a demonstration outside the UN Office in Irbil, the capital of the autonomous region. (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)
April 13, 2018, 6:43 pm
Iraqi ex-minister calls to decapitate anyone flying Israeli flag
Baqir Jabr Al-Zubeidi claims Israel established presence in Iraq’s Kurdistan region to spy on neighboring countries
By TOI staff
Iraqi Kurdistan Jewish representative Sherzad Mamsani speaks at a Holocaust Memorial Day event on May 5, 2016. (Judit Neurink/Times of Israel)
March 15, 2018, 6:53 pm
Kurdistan sacks Jewish community representative to appease Baghdad
Two years after being asked to rebuild a decimated community, Sherzad Mamsani has been removed from his position. The catch: He was an unpaid volunteer
By Judit Neurink
A picture taken on October 21, 2017, shows a man holding an Israeli flag alongside the flag of Iraqi Kurdistan during a demonstration outside the UN Office in Irbil, the capital of the autonomous region. (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)
November 30, 2017, 2:24 pm
Kurdish land shouldn’t be treated as enemy territory, Knesset bill proposes
As MKs line up to declare support for Kurdistan, one lawmaker seeks to facilitate contact between Kurds and Israelis
By Dov Lieber
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