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:
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Alienating the Muslim world
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Becoming a proxy battleground
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Turning Somaliland into a bargaining chip
Recognition achieved by burning moral capital rarely lasts.
What Can Be Done Instead?
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Separate genocide recognition from Israel alignment
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Demand international acknowledgment through:
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African Union pathways
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Legal documentation
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UN special rapporteurs
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Maintain principled solidarity with Palestine
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Reject foreign-based propaganda accounts
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Keep the debate internal, factual, and dignified
Final Word
Somaliland’s pain is real.
Palestinian suffering is real.
Using one to erase the other is not justice.
It is instrumentalisation.
History remembers who stood firm —
not who shook hands first.
