[happygrl]

It's not surprising that the Kurds would see the Israelis as sympathetic to their cause. Although they are mostly Shia Muslims, they have received little support from the Arabs, who also have contrived (with Turks and Iranians) to suppress the formation of a Kurdish homeland.

[FreeReporting]

I don't know all the details, but I do know that for many years Israel supported the Kurds with training and weapons.