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Lisa Miara with some of the Yazidi children in Shariya camp, Kurdistan, northern Iraq
February 13, 2025, 1:17 pm
How a British Jewish woman is supporting Yazidis in Iraq
Triggered by terrorism which hurt her family, Lisa Miara now works with genocide victims in Kurdistan
By Jenni Frazer
Local residents applaud as a convoy of Turkish forces trucks transporting tanks is driven in Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, at the border with Syria, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis via Jewish News)
October 25, 2019, 11:59 am
OPINION: We must pay Kurds our debt of gratitude
Board of Deputies Iraq-born Vice President, Edwin Shuker, says the Kurdish people should get our support, as they have defended local Jewish communities in their hour of need
By Edwin Shuker
In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from target in Tel Abyad, Syria, during bombardment by Turkish forces, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
October 13, 2019, 9:38 am
Netanyahu condemns Turkey’s invasion of Kurdish areas in Syria
Prime Minister hits out against the assault in northern Syria which has left hundreds of thousands of civillians fleeing from their homes
By JTA
Packing lorries with gifts for refugees
December 7, 2018, 11:58 am
Charity appeals for funds amid ‘SOS call’ delivering help to refugees
Goods for Good, founded by a Jewish woman, is responding to an 'SOS call for help' but needs help to get ten-ton lorries to make a trip to the continent
Edwin Shuker at the Rudaw International Conference on the Yazidi Genocide
August 22, 2018, 4:12 pm
Iraqi-born Board VP shows ‘solidarity’ with Yazidis at Erbil conference
Edwin Shuker, who left Iraq as a child, addressed the international conference in the country this week in support of the threatened community
Roz Bluestone with volunteers Adam and Mia raising funds with 'Goods for Good'
June 19, 2018, 4:27 pm
Charity helping poverty-stricken Eastern European Jews raises record £18,000
Borehamwood-based Goods for Good thanks supporters after collecting enough money to send four ten-tonne lorries of supplies
By Jewish News Reporter
Museum of Jewish Heritage
October 3, 2017, 10:28 am
ISIS reportedly threatens Jewish museum for hosting Kurdish event
New York police increased security at the Museum of Jewish Heritage following unsubstantiated claims of a threat
By JTA
Benjamin Netanyahu
October 2, 2017, 3:31 pm
Netanyahu: Israel played no role in Kurdish independence vote
Prime Minister refutes claims made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that Mossad had interfered in the referendum
By JTA
Israeli leader Netanyahu and Erdoğan have had major clashes in the past
September 27, 2017, 4:02 pm
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens Israel ties over backing for Kurdish state
Steps to normalise ties between the two states may be halted over Israel's backing for an independent Kurdistan
By JTA
Yazidi women finally free from ISIS
August 4, 2017, 10:31 am
Special Report: Israel shows how Yazidi can emerge from ISIS nightmare
During a trip to Israel, Yazidi genocide survivor and campaigner Nadia Murad tells Jodie Cohen how mentorship by the Jewish community can help her people to start rebuilding their lives
By Jodie Cohen
May 23, 2016, 1:45 pm
The great Middle East carve up
One hundred years after the Sykes-Picot Agreement, we assesse the damage it caused and what analysts believe needs to happen now
By Stephen Oryszczuk
Goldie Michelson (Screenshot)
May 16, 2016, 9:12 am
World news-roundup: Jewish woman becomes oldest living American
Here's a snapshot of all the latest news stories from around the globe!
By Stephen Oryszczuk
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