n between the Kurds and the Syrian State . The problems that Syrian Kurds face cannot be truly solved without an effort both to improve the human rights of Kurds throughout the region, and to foster their political inclusion in their state of residency. The U.S. and the European Union should use any diplomatic tools at their disposal to promote appropriate reforms in Syria and in the region.”
Sherkoh Abbas, President of the Kurdistan National Assembly-Syria (Kurdnas), in a conversation with this writer emphasized the following: “Kurdnas is committed to democracy, human rights, and religious freedom in Syria , and the granting to Kurds their equal rights as citizens. We seek cultural and political autonomy in Syria , but we would prefer a federal state in Syria where Kurds and other religious and ethnic minorities would be able to govern themselves.”
Given the Obama administration’s obsession with the creation of a Palestinian State , it seems rather hypocritical that over 2 million Kurds in Syria and 40 million Kurds in the wider region have been forgotten by Washington . And since the Arabs already have 22 repressive states, don’t the Kurds deserve at least one democratic state or an autonomous region within Syria ? At the very least their case for self determination should carry as much weight as that of the Palestinians in Ramallah or Gaza .