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Iraq-Kurd Forum Pushes Israel Normalization, Baghdad Condemns
(AFP) More than 300 Iraqis, including tribal leaders, on Friday called for normalization of ties with Israel at a conference in autonomous Kurdistan organized by the New York-based Center for Peace Communications, drawing a chorus of condemnation Saturday from Baghdad. Iraqi Kurdistan maintains cordial contacts with Israel, but the federal government in Baghdad does not have diplomatic ties with the Jewish state.