Siden 1991 har somaliland erklæret sig selvstændigt fra Somalia og har bekræftet det ved en demokratisk folkeafstemning
Befolkningen der er næsten alle sunni-muslimer, men muslimske lande er jo ikke glade for folkeafstemninger og demokrati , og derfor har Ægypten, Tyrkiet og Djibuti fordømt Israels anerkendelse … De muslimske lande er jo ellers SÅ glade for anerkendelse af den ikke-eksisterende stat “palæstina” …
“The State of Israel plans to immediately expand its relations with the Republic of Somaliland through extensive cooperation in the fields of agriculture, health, technology and economy,” the Israeli prime minister said.”
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(Dec. 26, 2025 / JNS)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Friday that the Jewish state recognized Somaliland, becoming the first country to recognize the self-declared Horn of Africa nation.
“This declaration is in the spirit of the Abraham Accords, signed at the initiative of President Trump,” the Israeli premier said. (Washington doesn’t recognize Somaliland as an independent state.)
Netanyahu, who said that he and Gideon Sa’ar, the Israeli foreign minister, signed a “joint and mutual declaration” with Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, Somaliland president, stated that he invited the latter to visit Israel.
“The State of Israel plans to immediately expand its relations with the Republic of Somaliland through extensive cooperation in the fields of agriculture, health, technology and economy,” he said.
“Somaliland’s moment has arrived,” the state’s foreign affairs and international cooperation ministry stated. “Momentum is building.”
Sa’ar stated that he had spoken with the Somaliland president “on this important day for both countries.”
“Over the past year, based on an extensive and ongoing dialogue, relations between Israel and Somaliland have taken shape,” Sa’ar said.
The minister said that the agreement establishes “full diplomatic relations, which will include the appointment of ambassadors and the opening of embassies.”
“We will work together to promote the relations between our countries and nations, regional stability and economic prosperity,” Sa’ar said. “I have instructed my ministry to act immediately to institutionalize ties between the two countries across a wide range of fields.”
Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, stated that “for those mocking why Israel would engage Somaliland, look at the map.”
“Somaliland sits on the Gulf of Aden, next to the Bab el-Mandeb—a chokepoint for global trade and energy. Across the water are Iran-backed Houthis firing on Israel and shipping,” he said. “Somaliland offers stability, ports, intelligence access and a non-Iranian platform on the Red Sea.”
“Similar reason why the U.S. has a military base in Djibouti,” he said.
“Somaliland is also the only stable and relatively successful state in the region, that is self-sustaining and doesn’t rely on international aid or international peacekeeping to govern,” stated Jonathan Conricus, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a former international spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces.
“A rare success story in a very failing area,” he said.
David Makovsky, distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and director of its Koret Project on Arab-Israel Relations, stated that it is “hard to avoid the question: does Israel’s recognition of Somaliland today open the door—formally or informally—to access to military facilities there, aimed at countering Houthi drones and missiles from nearby Yemen across the Gulf of Aden?”
“Houthi attacks on Israel in this theater are new over the last year. Israel’s move looks like a diplomatic step, but one driven by what seems to be a security rationale and unclear if it will be escalatory,” he stated.
“The Houthis openly declare on their very flag: ‘God is the greatest. Death to America. Death to Israel. Curse upon the Jews. Victory to Islam,’” he added. “Their flag is not exactly stars and stripes.”
Man skal dog lige huske at Somalilands “grundlov” kræver sharia …
Men Somaliland nævner specifikt Trumps Abraham Accords :
Men det er smart gjort at Bibi Netanyahu : nu kan den arabiske/muslimske verden selv mærke at anerkendelse er et tveægget sværd 🙂
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