Referendum

Trump officials meet group pushing for Alberta to gain independence from Canada

The Trump administration held covert meetings with Alberta separatists seeking financial backing for an independence referendum, according to The Financial Times.

|ByJAMES GENN
(From R-L) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with British Columbia Premier David Eby and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 28, 2026.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks with students, April 2023

Students protest Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei after he rejects referendum

Khamenei was repeatedly cut off by the students after questioning if Iranian citizens would be able to analyze controversial issues.

|ByTZVI JOFFRE
ALICE GOTTESMAN.

Grapevine March 26, 2023: Behind the scenes

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog’s outline does offer changes that the coalition can welcome, adding balance between the authorities and significantly weakening judicial activism, say the writers.

Israel's judicial reform crisis could be solved by referendum - opinion

While it is likely that the coalition will try to pass a softened version of the reform, it would be appropriate to consider the possibility of holding a referendum as an exit strategy.

|ByKOBI MICHAEL, ORI WERTMAN

Momentum for referendum growing on eve of Kurdistan independence vote

Israel is the only country that has openly supported the referendum.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
KURDISH PEOPLE attend a rally to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Duhuk, Iraq.

Kurdish referendum on ‘Independence’ unpopular but imminent

A meaningless vote manufactures its own meaning. No regional or international actor except Israel has supported the referendum.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017ByNICK ASHDOWN/THE MEDIA LINE
Kurds celebrate to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Erbil, Iraq September 22, 2017.

UN Security Council announces opposition to Kurdish independence vote

The 15-member council voted unanimously to officially oppose the referendum.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017BySHOSHANA KRANISH
KURDISH PEOPLE attend a rally to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Duhuk, Iraq.

Iraqi VP warns against creation of 'second Israel' for Kurds

Israel's backing of an independent Kurdistan has brought it into the center of the debate raging across the Middle East.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Kurdistan and its independence referendum

The international community has called the right to self-determination as a human right, but what about the Kurds?

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017ByCELALETTIN KARTAL
A KURDISH Peshmerga soldier holds a Kurdistan flag during an intensive security deployment after clashes with Islamic State militants.