It's Noon In Israel

It's Noon In Israel

The Kurdish Invasion That Couldn't

Also, Hamas splits in three, and the Likud's new nightmare.

May 08, 2026
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A delegation from the Peshmerga ministry convening with Iraq’s interior and defense ministries in 2024. (GOV.KRD)

It’s Friday, May 8, and it was an ambitious plan—some would say almost absurdly so. A Kurdish invasion comprising thousands of fighters crossing from Iraq into Iran, intended to liberate the Kurdish regions, home to eight million people, incl…

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