Israeli strategists have long wished to break up surrounding countries into smaller units so that Israel could more easily dominate the region. The Forward describes how Israel, beginning with Ben Gurion, has helped the Kurdish separatist movement... ...[
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The Kurdish region in Iraq held a "referendum" about splitting off from Iraq to form an independent state. The referendum was highly irregular and the outcome was assured. That such a referendum was held now had more to do with the beleaguered situation o ...[
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