NETANYAHU TO CONGRESSMEN: KURDS SHOULD HAVE A STATE

Mon, 08/14/2017 - 18:02

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BYHERB KEINON Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rarely addresses the Kurdish issue.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a delegation of 33 Republican congressmen last week that he is in favor of an independent Kurdish state in parts of Iraq, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

According to a source who took part in the discussion on Thursday, Netanyahu expressed his “positive attitude” toward a Kurdish state in the Kurdish areas of Iraq, saying the Kurds are a “brave, pro-Western people who share our values.”