Welcome to Israel, President Irro @Abdirahmanirro of Somaliland.
This historic visit symbolizes the great potential of the new partnership between our two nations.
Ku soo dhawow Israel!
Dan Rather of @CBSEvening News:
A New Republic in a devastated Wasteland: Tom Fenton of CBS reported from Hargeisa, Somaliland on May 18, 1991. For decades, the world had turned away from the Isaaq genocide. That silence was broken last week when Israeli 🇮🇱 Deputy UN Ambassador Brett Jonathan Miller delivered a striking intervention at the United Nations, reminding the world body of the genocide and defending his government’s historic decision to recognize the Republic of Somaliland — a nation that emerged from the ashes to become a beacon of democracy, peace, stability, and good governance in an otherwise volatile region.
Tom Fenton CBS News Hargeisa, Somaliland.
Acknowledged at Home, Denied at the UN: #Somalia’s #Somaliland Genocide Contradiction
Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has acknowledged and publicly apologized for the genocide committed against the people of Somaliland by the Siad Barre regime, a position that sharply contrasts with statements made by Somalia’s envoy at the United Nations.
During yesterday’s UN Security Council meeting, Somalia’s ambassador to the UN, Abukar Balle, denied that genocide, triggering criticism from survivors, civil society groups, and observers who say the atrocities are extensively documented through eyewitness testimony, mass graves, and international human rights reports.
The contradiction between the Somali president’s acknowledgment and the UN envoy’s denial has reignited debate over historical accountability, truth, and justice for crimes committed in the late 1980s, when Somaliland cities including Hargeisa and Burao were subjected to large-scale destruction, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Somaliland restored its sovereignty in 1991 and has since maintained its own governing institutions, security forces, and democratic processes.
#Somalia #SecurityCouncil #Somaliland #GenocideAcknowledged #Israel
@emilykschrader@carrollr8791 Somaliland is a peaceful country that contributes to global peace and development.
Thank you to the people and the government of Israel.
@VividProwess@carrollr8791 Somaliland is a peaceful country that contributes to global peace and development.
Thank you to the people and the government of Israel.
@JewsFightBack Somaliland is a peaceful country that contributes to global peace and development.
Thank you to the people and the government of Israel.
Somaliland: 6 presidential transitions since 1991, with regular democratic elections and smooth power handovers
Palestinian Authority: 2 leaders since the 90s, no presidential election in 20 years
Yet the Palestinian authority is preaching us about the well of the people
@freekurdistanii Somaliland is a peaceful country that contributes to global peace and development.
Thank you to the people and the government of Israel.
@RepScottPerry@somalilandusa Somaliland is a peaceful country that contributes to global peace and development.
Thank you to the people and the government of Israel.