{"id":2525184,"date":"2025-12-26T12:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T17:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-becomes-first-un-country-to-recognize-somaliland\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:14:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T17:14:04","slug":"israel-becomes-first-un-country-to-recognize-somaliland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-becomes-first-un-country-to-recognize-somaliland\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel becomes first UN country to recognize Somaliland"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-becomes-first-un-country-to-recognize-somaliland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2525184&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israel has become the first United Nations member to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent, sovereign state, signing a mutual declaration with Somaliland&#8217;s president. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu framed the move as aligned with the &#8220;spirit of the Abraham Accords,&#8221; and Israel and Somaliland agreed to establish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraq-government-issues-arrest-warrants-for-iraqi-speakers-who-championed-peace-with-israel\/\" title=\"Iraq Government Issues ...rest W...rants For Iraqi Speakers Who Championed Peace With ...\">full diplomatic relations<\/a>, including ambassadors and embassies, and cooperation in agriculture, health, technology, and the economy. Somaliland &#8211; which declared independence from Somalia in 1991 and has remained unrecognized internationally until now &#8211; said it intends to seek accession to the Abraham Accords. Israel&#8217;s foreign minister said his ministry will instantly work to institutionalize ties, and Somaliland&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victory-lap-china-welcomes-american-athletes-to-genocide-olympics\/\" title=\"Victory Lap: China Welcomes American Athletes to Genocide Olympics\">foreign ministry welcomed<\/a> the declaration while promising further announcements. It remains uncertain whether other U.N. members will follow Israel&#8217;s lead; the United States has reportedly been considering recognition as well.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel becomes first UN country to recognize Somaliland: &lsquo;Spirit of the Abraham Accords&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2452764\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israel<\/a> became the first member of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\">United Nations<\/a> to formally recognize Somaliland, a self-declared breakaway region in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/somalia\/\">Somalia<\/a>, as an independent and sovereign state on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> described Somaliland&rsquo;s recognition as being in the &ldquo;spirit of the Abraham Accords,&rdquo; the historic Trump-brokered agreement that normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab nations in 2020. Somaliland is looking to become the next signatory of the Abraham Accords.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4362041\/multiple-people-killed-possible-terrorist-attack-northern-israel-west-bank\/\">Two people killed in possible terrorist attack in northern Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4361988\/trump-orders-christmas-day-us-military-strikes-against-isis-in-nigeria\/\">Trump orders Christmas Day US military strikes against ISIS in Nigeria&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4361946\/kim-jong-un-north-korea-nuclear-submarine-south-korea-progress\/\">Kim Jong Un swipes at South Korea&#8217;s progress building a nuclear submarine while inspecting his own<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I announced today the official recognition of the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state.<\/p>\n<p>Together with Foreign Minister Sa&#8217;ar and the President of the Republic of Somaliland, we signed a joint and mutual declaration.<\/p>\n<p>This declaration is in the spirit of&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WlZuN1HB5z\">pic.twitter.com\/WlZuN1HB5z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benjamin Netanyahu &ndash; &#1489;&#1504;&#1497;&#1502;&#1497;&#1503; &#1504;&#1514;&#1504;&#1497;&#1492;&#1493; (@netanyahu) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netanyahu\/status\/2004554522283131310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Netanyahu and Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa&rsquo;ar signed a joint declaration with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdallah after both sides spoke over the phone.<\/p>\n<p>The new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >agreement establishes mutual recognition<\/a> and full diplomatic relations between the countries that will lead to the &ldquo;appointment of ambassadors and the opening of embassies,&rdquo; Sa&rsquo;ar <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gidonsaar\/status\/2004549275817013353\">said in a statement<\/a>. He noted his ministry will &ldquo;act immediately to institutionalize ties between the two countries across a wide range of fields.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu specified that Israel and Somaliland will collaborate in the fields of agriculture, health, technology, and economy.<\/p>\n<p>During the signing, the prime minister invited Somaliland&rsquo;s leader to visit Israel. Abdallah said he intends to come &ldquo;as soon as possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In 1991, the Republic of Somaliland unilaterally declared independence from Somalia and established a de facto government after a civil war. The breakaway state has lacked international recognition until now.<\/p>\n<p>It is unknown whether more U.N. members will follow Israel&rsquo;s lead in recognizing Somaliland.<\/p>\n<p>The United States is actively considering recognizing Somaliland, with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> reportedly open to the idea. Somalia has recently been on Trump&rsquo;s radar, as seen in his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3917503\/trump-hud-sending-staff-minnesota-investigate-amid-fraud-scandal\/\">administration&rsquo;s investigations<\/a> of alleged fraud tied to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota&rsquo;s<\/a> Somali community.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4362030\/trump-sights-peace-progress-netanyahu-zelensky-meetings\/\">TRUMP SETS HIS SIGHTS ON PEACE PROGRESS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH NETANYAHU AND ZELENSKY MEETINGS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Somaliland&rsquo;s Foreign Affairs Ministry <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/somalilandmfa\/status\/2004558703152988211\">welcomed<\/a> the signed mutual declaration while expressing its &ldquo;firm intention to accede&rdquo; to the Abraham Accords. The ministry <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/somalilandmfa\/status\/2004552633445757161\">teased<\/a> &ldquo;official announcements&rdquo; are coming soon, declaring that &ldquo;Somaliland&rsquo;s moment has arrived.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Separate from his statement on social media, Netanyahu indicated he will speak with Trump about Somaliland&rsquo;s desire to join the Abraham Accords. Both leaders are anticipated to meet next at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mar-a-lago\/\">Mar-a-Lago<\/a> on Monday to discuss the second phase of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\">Gaza<\/a> ceasefire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel first UN state to recognize Somaliland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2525185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP24318279853183.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[69506,4551,69279,4671,55471],"class_list":["post-2525184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-diplomatic-recognition","tag-foreign-policy","tag-international-relations-2","tag-israel","tag-somaliland"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP24318279853183.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2525184"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2525188,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525184\/revisions\/2525188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2525185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2525184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2525184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2525184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}