The UAE Signal Problem
Here is an uncomfortable fact Somalilanders deserve to interrogate:
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The most active pro-normalisation accounts praising Israel–Somaliland ties
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Are created in the UAE
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Post from the UAE
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Do not live in Somaliland
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Do not bear the consequences
Digital cheerleading is cheap.
Living with the fallout is not.
“But Somalia Chairs the UN Security Council?”
Yes.
In January, United Nations Security Council rotates its presidency — and Somalia holds the slot.
This irony is loud.
But international hypocrisy does not justify moral shortcuts.
A failed state can still be used as cover.
That doesn’t make the cover clean.
Normalisation ≠ Recognition ≠ Justice
Israel’s move is strategic, not sentimental.
It offers:
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Diplomatic symbolism
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Security cooperation
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Tech and agriculture promises
In return, it gains:
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A Muslim foothold during Gaza
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A precedent breaker in Africa
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Narrative cover against isolation
This is not solidarity.
It is leverage.
A Direct Appeal to Somalilanders
You are not wrong to demand justice for past genocide.
You are not wrong to reject Somali hypocrisy.
But normalising Zionism is not self-determination.
It risks:
