Tel Aviv/Baghdad, June 18 -- The Kurdish community in northern Iraq have fully backed Israel's attacks on Iran, a Kurdish journalist based in Erbil told The Times of Israel.
"Among many Kurds, there's a sense of quiet approval, some would even say jubilation, about Israel targeting Iran," says the journalist.
"You see this mostly on social media, where people are openly expressing satisfaction.
"This sentiment is rooted in deep resentment toward the Iranian regime and its role in suppressing Kurdish aspirations both inside Iran and in Iraq through its proxies. So, when Iran gets hit, many Kurds see it as a blow to one of their main oppressors."
He said that some Kurds have also mocked Iran, by saying they'll take a vacation th...