Israel Endorses Kurdish Independence in Lone Show of Support
- Iraqi Kurds have autonomy referendum scheduled this month
- Turkey sees referendum emboldening its own Kurdish separatists
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support for Kurdish statehood, offering a lone source of backing for an autonomy referendum in Iraq this month that allies oppose.
Israel “supports the legitimate efforts of the Kurdish people to achieve their own state,” Netanyahu said in a statement Tuesday night during his visit in Latin America.