(IsraelNN.com) Leader of
the northern Iraqi district of Kurdistan, Massoud
Barazani, has been the target of Iraqi criticism
following moderate statements he made regarding
relations with Israel.
Barazani was quoted by Iranian state radio and the
press in the Gulf states as saying that diplomatic
"relations with Israel are not a crime," as
they are often referred to in both Iraq and Iran.
The report led unnamed Iraqi officials to condemn
Barazani, calling his statements "very dangerous"
and saying they "ignore the suffering inflicted on
the Arabs by the Zionists."
In the 1970s, the Iraqi Kurds and Israel
collaborated in the struggle against the Iraqi
dictatorship; however, the new Iraqi regime is
currently led by an Kurd, Jalal Talabani.
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Massoud Barzani, President of Kurdistan
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