Israel became the first major country to recognise Somaliland's statehood last December and Abdullahi has returned the favour in part by formally opening an embassy in West Jerusalem on 15 June rather than Tel Aviv to the satisfaction of Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (AC Vol 67 No 1 Trump allies split over Mogadishu as Israel recognises breakaway Somaliland)...

Despite regional criticism of Israel's wars in Gaza the West Bank and Lebanon Traoré's regime has maintained diplomatic relations with Benjamin Netanyahu's government – partly it seems out of fear of further coup attempts...

NETANYAHU'S SOMALILAND MANOEUVRE SPLITS THE REGION On 26 December Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the first leader of a United Nations member state to recognise the territorial sovereignty of Somaliland which broke away from Somalia in 1991 (AC Vol 67 No 1 Somaliland's bombshell ripples through the Horn)...

This contrasts sharply with Von der Leyen's strong support for Israel and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Conversely the DA has lost Muslim voters in the Western Cape due to its backing for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said charges of genocide against Israel were 'not only false but outrageous...

Under this injunction Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government would be liable for the actions of the Israel Defense Forces utterances by its top officials and the limiting of humanitarian relief to Gaza...

In comments contested by his Israeli counterparts Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate (EGID) director Major General Abbas Kamel said that 10 days before the Hamas attack he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prepare for 'something unusual a terrible operation'...

Moves to improve relations with Turkey will make further progress but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government including hard-line pro-settler groups could strain Egypt's relations with Israel particularly if there is a major Palestinian uprising in the West Bank...