Israel endorses independent Kurdish state

Iraqi Kurds are preparing to vote in a referendum on independence

Iraqi Kurds campaigning for independence carry their flag through the streets
Iraqi Kurds campaigning for independence carry their flag through the streets
(Image credit: Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images)

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has endorsed the creation of an independent Kurdish state, as Iraqi Kurds prepare for a referendum on independence.

Netanyahu said in a statement that Israel still considers the Turkey-based Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) a terrorist group but “supports the legitimate efforts of the Kurdish people to achieve their own state”.

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