Kurdish aspirations for statehood

A Kurdish referendum in the northern Iraqi region, which resulted in an overwhelming "Yes" for Kurdish independence, backfired and triggered a regional crisis when Iraqi forces launched a surprise offensive in mid-October to recapture Kurdish-held territory.

To further discuss this topic, I'm joined here in the studio by Prof. Ofra Bengio, Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University; and Dr. Hay Eitan Cohen Yanarocak - Research Fellow, The Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University. Analyst Amir Oren.

Jerusalem Studio

The program offers the viewer deeper understanding about current events in Israel. The topics vary from domestic and foreign policy to social changes, archaelogy and religion.

The program is hosted by TV7 Israel News anchor Jonathan Hessen.

  • First broadcast: November 3, 2017, TV7 World
  • Episode number: 279
  • Duration: 30 min
  • Spoken languages:
  • English
  • Subtitles:
  • Finnish, Swedish