Iraq Seeks an Alliance with Israel Against Iran, According to a Report

Iraq is working discreetly to establish ties with Israel in the hope of securing Israeli support to expel Iranian forces from Iraq and as part of a broader effort to improve ties with the West, said a former Israeli minister over the weekend. Ayoub Kara, a member of the Druze minority from Israel who served in the Knesset for more than 20 years as part of the Likud party, including several periods as a minister, recently met with an Iraqi delega…