Yibir tribe: Israel’s recognition of Somaliland is traceable to the lost and forgotten Jews inside Horn of Africa’s Jewish past

Yibir tribe: Israel’s recognition of Somaliland is traceable to the lost and forgotten Jews inside Horn of Africa’s Jewish past

Situated along the strategic Gulf of Aden, Somaliland offers Israel a critical diplomatic foothold in the Horn of Africa. But beyond ports, shipping lanes and intelligence cooperation lies another, largely overlooked dimension of this emerging relationship: Jewish history.

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Somalis protests Israel’s recognition of breakaway state Somaliland as Turkey accuses Tel Aviv of stirring conflict in Horn of Africa

Somalis protests Israel’s recognition of breakaway state Somaliland as Turkey accuses Tel Aviv of stirring conflict in Horn of Africa

In the Somali capital, Mogadishu, crowds gathered at the main stadium for a rally led by prominent religious figures who condemned Israel’s recognition and called for unity in defence of Somalia’s territorial integrity.

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