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Why the Kurds are a beacon of hope in the Middle East

JNS.ORG by Ben Cohen June 13, 2014 During the war in Iraq, when I was still living in London and coordinating news coverage of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein for various international media organizations, I was in regular contact with … Continue reading

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Surprising Ties between Israel and the Kurds

MIDDLE EAST QUARTERLY by Ofra Bengio Summer 2014 In 1966, Iraqi defense minister Abd al-Aziz al-Uqayli blamed the Kurds of Iraq for seeking to establish “a second Israel” in the Middle East. He also claimed that “the West and the … Continue reading

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