Kurds in Israel

[2] The Kurdish population in Israel is small and is mainly composed of individuals and families, who fled Iraq and Turkey during the Iraqi–Kurdish and the Kurdish–Turkish conflicts during the 20th century.

In March 2001, a group of 19 Kurdish men entered Israel via Lebanon, asking for asylum, but were denied.

[5] In 2013, it was reported that Israel accepted three Kurdish children from Iraqi Kurdistan for medical treatment.

[6] The children were settled into Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, southern Tel Aviv area.

They were some of the 183 children with Iraqi nationality, entering Israel for medical treatment since the establishment of the program.