New MK Optimistic about Israeli-Kurdish Future

Arutz Sheva ^ | 13/4/15 | Gedalyah Rebock

[Eleutheria5]

Ksenia Svetlova of the Zionist Union, an expert in Arab and Kurdish affairs, sees growth in future ties with Kurds in Syria and Iraq.

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....it has not been lost on many that Israel will need to continue developing relationships with groups in these two countries, especially as the security challenges there move closer to Israel’s borders....ISIS is also pressing Kurdistan.

“There are various entities and organizations that represent the Kurds in different parts of the Middle East,” says Ksenia Svetlova, newly elected MK for the Zionist Union and an expert on Arab and Kurdish affairs. “The relations with Iraqi Kurdistan are very important, but so are the relations with the Syrian Kurds who are now struggling courageously against both ISIS and Assad's regime. The Kurdistan National Assembly of Syria (headed by Dr. Sherkoh Abbas) is one of those representative Kurdish bodies that are eager to establish relations with our country.”

.....I will certainly do my best to further promote the relations between Israel and the Kurds.”

Iraqi Kurdistan has been struggling to balance its war efforts against ISIS with its own interests in independence. While the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) is allied to the central government in Baghdad in ways it has not been in the past, and while Kurdish leaders have met with Iranian military officials to coordinate strategy, Erbil (capital of the KRG) has been extraordinarily careful not to allow too much Iranian influence over the war.

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“I believe that different conditions and terms apply to different situations. Everything should be done with the consent of both parties – this is clear – and we definitely don't want to hurt our friends anywhere if the conditions for loud announcements are not ripe yet.”

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[Eleutheria5]

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