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Israel’s Recognition Of Somaliland Sparks International Backlash, Emergency U.N. Session

Headline from Black Enterprise, on the newest of 3 developments

Countries like Jordan rejected the Somaliland recognition after Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a joint declaration.

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  1. Somalia rejects Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as independent state

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  2. Somalia condemns Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as ‘naked invasion’

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

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    Israel’s Recognition Of Somaliland Sparks International Backlash, Emergency U.N. Session

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  1. Al-Monitor

    Somalia denounces Israeli recognition of Somaliland (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Somalia reacted angrily Friday after Israel formally recognised its northern region of Somaliland as an "independent and sovereign state" -- the first country country to do so.Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has for decades pushed for international recognition, which ha…

  2. Al-Monitor

    Somalia, African nations denounce Israeli recognition of Somaliland (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Somalia and the African Union reacted angrily Friday after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the northern region of Somaliland as an independent state.Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 and has pushed for international recognition for decades, with president Ab…

  3. BNO News

    Somalia rejects Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as independent state (opens BNO News)

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    Somalia’s federal government has formally rejected Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as an independent country, calling the move a violation of Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The statement was issued on Friday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced earlier in th…

  4. Al Jazeera

    Israel’s recognition of Somaliland slammed across world capitals (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Regional blocs join nations in condemning Israel’s move to formally recognise breakaway Somali region as independent.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Somalia demands Israel withdraw Somaliland recognition (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Somalia’s state minister for foreign affairs tells Al Jazeera that Israeli move aims to displace Palestinians from Gaza.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Somalia condemns Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as ‘naked invasion’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Somalia’s president calls for unity at emergency session of parliament, which declares the Israeli move ‘null and void’.

  7. PBS NewsHour

    African regional bodies reject Somaliland's recognition as independent nation by Israel (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Africa's regional governance bodies on Saturday rejected the recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation by Israel a day earlier, the first by any country in more than 30 years.

  8. Black Enterprise

    Israel’s Recognition Of Somaliland Sparks International Backlash, Emergency U.N. Session (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Countries like Jordan rejected the Somaliland recognition after Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a joint declaration.

  9. Al Jazeera

    At UN, Somalia slams Israel’s Somaliland recognition as ‘threat’ to peace (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Somalia says it is concerned the recognition serves as a pretext for the forced relocation of Palestinians.

  10. Truthout

    All Security Council Members Except US Condemn Israeli Recognition of Somaliland (opens Truthout)

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    Somalia’s permanent representative to the UN called the move an “act of aggression.”…

  11. The Week

    Why recognizing Somaliland is so risky for Israel (opens The Week)

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    By wading into one of North Africa’s most fraught political schisms, the Netanyahu government risks further international isolation

  12. Al Jazeera

    UN Security Council members condemn Israel’s recognition of Somaliland (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Somalia tells emergency UNSC meeting that Israel’s recognition is part of a plan to force Palestinians to relocate.

  13. Al-Monitor

    Israel defends Somaliland move at UN amid concerns over Gaza motives (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Israel defended on Monday its formal recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, but several countries at the United Nations questioned whether the move aimed to relocate Palestinians from Gaza or to establish military bases.

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