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.

(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

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Grapevine March 26, 2023: Behind the scenes

 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


The Kurdish effect: How a quest for independence impacts the region

Kurdish leaders are now pushing for a dialogue with Iraq to pave the way to independence.

Kurds celebrate to show their support for the independence referendum in Duhok, Iraq, September 26, 2017.

Opening the EU Can of Brexit Worms: my information request to the Commission.

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Catalonia Jews not planning to let independence politics ruin Sukkot

Community leader says local Jews split on autonomy issue.

Students in Catalonia march in support of the region's independence, September 2017

Netanyahu has no comment on Catalonia referendum

In recent weeks, Benjamin Netanyahu came out in favor of Iraqi Kurdish independence.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (3rd R) attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem October 1, 2017.

Over 800 injured as Catalans vote in favor of independence

The streets of Catalonia erupted into violence as national police burst into polling stations with batons, dragging voters away.

Riot police remove demonstrators outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona, Spain, October 1, 2017.

Knesset member observing Catalan election caught in political crossfire

“Spanish politicians who criticize Israel should look at what’s going on in their home,” MK Svetlova said.

MK Ksenia Svetlova with a rubber bullet in Barcelona as observer in the Catalonian election, October 1, 2017.

Post-referendum: Kurds in Iran demand rights as regime cracks down

Leader Mustafa Hijri: We must face the fact that Tehran is a destabilizing force in the region

Peshmerga from the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan stand for a photo at a secret location

Why Israel should oppose the Catalonia referendum

Should Catalonians be able to decide their own future?

Students in Catalonia march in support of the region's independence, September 2017

Baghdad threatens to send troops to Kirkuk after Kurdish referendum

92% of Kurds voted in favor of independence.

Kurdish Peshmerga (center) leader Hussein Yazdanpanah with his men on the frontline with ISIS west of Kirkuk

Renaissance, pigeons and PM Theresa May's Florence Brexit Speech

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