Posts Tagged: trump kurds
Without a Strong US Effort, the Kurds Will Continue to Suffer
The news of Kurdish unity talks in Syria, announced in mid-April, raised the question of a shift in US strategy toward the country. The talks...
Ilhan Omar Isn’t the Only One Guilty of Hypocrisy on Turkey
JNS.org - Last week’s overwhelming vote by the House of Representatives in favor of a resolution condemning the genocide of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire...
A Kurdish Campaign to Boycott Turkey
JNS.org - It is a story that strikes a chord with anyone familiar with the struggle for civil rights in the American South. Jwnaid Murad,...
Trump’s Mideast Moves Show Why Israeli Deterrence Is Crucial
JNS.org - Donald Trump’s latest Mideast decisions cast Israeli airstrikes in Syria and (reportedly) Iraq in a different light. Previously, these airstrikes seemed to be...
Prominent US Jewish Group Expresses ‘Horror and Anguish’ at Plight of Syrian Kurds Facing Turkish Military Onslaught
As President Donald Trump once again belittled the Kurdish allies of the US in Syria in remarks to the press on Wednesday, a leading American...
Trump Sends Kurds to the Slaughter: An Act of Betrayal and Infamy
Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria may well be remembered as one of the most egregious and inhuman disasters that he has undertaken...
After Trump’s Syria Betrayal, Can Jews or Anyone Really Trust Him?
For many American Jews, a candidate’s attitude and policy positions on Israel are important, and for some, it is the one issue that determines their...
Today, Trump Abandons the Kurds. Tomorrow….
In a decision that confounded and enraged many, President Donald Trump gave the green light to the tyrant of Turkey to invade northern Syria. For the...
Prominent Republicans Split From Trump Over Decision to Abandon Kurdish Allies in Syria
Prominent Republicans criticized US President Donald Trump on Monday for adopting a policy that effectively abandons America's Kurdish allies in Syria in the face of...
Withdrawing from Syria Betrays the Kurds — and American Values
In the last few weeks, many people have been troubled and outraged by Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria. I am chief among them....
World’s Betrayal of the Kurds Is a Warning Sign for Israel
The Kurdish people have an inalienable right to national self-determination, just like any other nation. The Kurds, who number some 30 million people, are the...
Kurds Could Be Key US Ally in Anti-Iran Efforts
Kurdish President Massoud Barzani, in his first comment on the military rout of his Peshmerga forces, vowed that the overwhelming vote for Kurdish independence in...
Iran’s War, and America’s Shame, in Kurdistan
JNS.org - Prior to the referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan on September 25, the leaders of Iran, Turkey and Iraq all foretold of the coming of a...
US Jewish Leaders Express Support, Empathy for Kurds in Wake of Independence Vote
Several American Jewish leaders and organizations have expressed their affinity with Kurdish aspirations following Monday's independence referendum in the Kurdish regions of northern Iraq, in...
