Kurdish Roots Link Hamas, Israeli Minister Amid Conflict Irony
Translated & summarized from Channel 9 by baba
Kurdish social media users are ironically comparing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to a Kurdish civil war, noting that both Hamas's Abu Obeida and Israel's Itamar Ben-Gvir have Kurdish roots. The article explores the shared ethnic and cultural heritage between Arabs and Jews, suggesting external powers benefit from the conflict's continuation.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Kurdish social media users mock the Israeli-Palestinian conflict due to shared Kurdish heritage.
- Hamas figure Abu Obeida and Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir reportedly have Kurdish roots.
- The conflict's tragedy is seen in the ethnic closeness between Arabs and Jews.
- External powers allegedly benefit from and perpetuate the Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Saladin, a Kurdish commander, previously recaptured Jerusalem and showed tolerance to Jews.
Social media users in Kurdistan are humorously comparing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to a Kurdish civil war, sparked by an interview with the brother of Hamas's media figure Abu Obeida. He revealed his family's Kurdish origins, a detail that has resonated online. The irony is highlighted by the fact that both Abu Obeida, a prominent Hamas symbol, and Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's National Security Minister, reportedly have Kurdish heritage. This connection draws a parallel to Saladin, the legendary Kurdish Muslim commander who recaptured Jerusalem from Crusaders and was known for his tolerance towards Jews, even entrusting his personal physician, Maimonides, with Jewish affairs across the Middle East.
The article posits that the tragedy of the long-standing conflict lies in the ethnic closeness between Arabs and Jews in the disputed territories. It suggests that both modern Arabs and Jews are genetically and culturally influenced by various peoples from the regions they inhabited. The author claims that Arabs, through conquest and assimilation, incorporated diverse groups, including Jews and Kurds, into their civilization. Similarly, Jews, due to diaspora, absorbed cultural and genetic influences from their host nations.
This shared ancestry, the article argues, means that DNA tests could reveal common origins between Arabs and Jews facing each other in conflict. The author observes that some Palestinian Arabs bear a resemblance to stereotypical Jewish features, while some Jews resemble stereotypical Arabs from the Arabian Peninsula.
Furthermore, the piece suggests that major world powers benefit from the continuation of the Arab-Israeli conflict, using it as leverage against both Israel and Arab nations. It attributes the conflict's foundation to Western powers' post-World War I division of the Middle East, framing it as a geopolitical tool exploited by external actors who have no interest in its resolution, beyond the involved Arab and Jewish populations.