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For Israel, recognition of Somaliland offers clear strategic, security, and diplomatic advantages. Somaliland occupies a critical geo-strategic position along the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea corridor, adjacent to some of the world’s most important maritime trade and security routes. A stable, cooperative Somaliland provides Israel with a potential partner in counter-terrorism, maritime security, and intelligence cooperation in a region heavily contested by Iran-aligned actors and extremist groups. Unlike Somalia’s fragile federal system, Somaliland has demonstrated relative political stability, internal governance, and a consistent orientation toward pragmatic international partnerships. Recognition also aligns with Israel’s broader strategy of expanding ties with non-hostile states on the periphery of the Middle East, strengthening regional deterrence while countering hostile influence across the Horn of Africa. In this context, Somaliland represents not just a diplomatic recognition, but a long-term strategic asset — provided the relationship is developed carefully to avoid unnecessary regional escalation.

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland aligns closely with broader Western strategic interests in the Horn of Africa. For the United States and its allies, Somaliland represents a rare case of relative stability, functioning governance, and security cooperation in a region otherwise marked by state fragility, piracy, extremist violence, and great-power competition.

Strengthening Somaliland’s international standing supports Western priorities of safeguarding global shipping lanes through the Red Sea–Gulf of Aden corridor, countering jihadist networks such as Al-Shabaab, and limiting the expansion of hostile influence by Iran, Russia, and China. Israel’s engagement effectively advances these objectives by reinforcing a security-oriented, pro-Western actor without requiring direct Western military or political overextension.

In this sense, Israel’s move operates as a strategic multiplier for the West enhancing regional resilience, protecting maritime commerce, and promoting pragmatic partnerships in one of the world’s most geopolitically sensitive corridors.

For LGBT PEOPLE – Somalia and Somaliland are still shitt shows!  Tied into criminality and Islam in those countries. both countries have a 99% Islamic majority.

Somali MP Cismaan Abokor DubbeSomali MP Cismaan Abokor Dubbe has resigned from Somalia’s Parliament following Israel’s recognition of Somaliland — a move with deep historical and political significance.

To fully understand why this matters, one must understand the history between Somalia and Somaliland. Dubbe’s resignation is  a protest a political statement rooted in Somaliland’s long-standing assertion of sovereignty and its rejection of Somalia’s federal institutions as illegitimate. For those unfamiliar with this history, the implications may be easy to misconstrue. From my perspective, this is significant and potentially positive news, though not without serious risks if mismanaged.

Sources indicate that additional MPs and ministers originating from Somaliland who currently sit within Somalia’s institutions are expected to follow, distancing themselves from what they describe as a “fake parliament” of Somalia – and purely symbolic roles that no longer reflect political reality.

A senior politician told the publication – HornDiplomat that there is “no longer any reason to wait,” asserting that Somaliland has already achieved meaningful international recognition. Remaining within Somalia’s institutions, they argued, now lacks legitimacy, political substance, and relevance — serving only as a symbolic attachment divorced from reality.

This marks a potentially pivotal moment — one that could accelerate Somaliland’s trajectory toward broader recognition, while also introducing new regional and diplomatic complexities that could quickly go awry if not carefully navigated.