A nice piece in Ha’aretz today about the longing in Kurdish northern Iraq for the reestablishment of ties with Israel. Among other wonders, when this region someday becomes Kurdistan, Israel will finally have a true friend and ally in the Middle East – as will the Kurds.

At every corner, office, street and booth where I could say I was from Israel, the response was a thumbs-up, sometimes with both thumbs, or the word “brothers,” spoken in English. Some spoke of a feeling of betrayal or abandonment, others as though they had lost family.
At every opportunity, someone spoke longingly about a Jewish friend or neighbor who had emigrated to Israel, and one person even had images from Israel as his screen saver.