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Somaliland row: Somalia accuses Israel of planning Palestinian relocation; Tel Aviv denies claims

File photo: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Picture credit: ANI) Somalia’s defence minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has alleged that Israel is working on a plan to forcibly relocate Palestinians to Somaliland, calling the reported move a “serious violation” of international law.Speaking to Al Jazeera on Saturday, Fiqi claimed Somalia had “confirmed information” that Israel planned to…

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Israel approves, US does not: Why Somaliland recognition has triggered backlash — and why it matters

(President of the Republic of Somaliland – Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi) Israel’s decision to formally recognise Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state has triggered a sharp diplomatic backlash across Africa and the Middle East, reopening a long-running debate over one of the world’s most unusual political entities. While Israel became the first country to extend…

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