Israel Eyes New Alliances In Africa

[Jacaylbaro]

it is about possibilities and doing things for your own. Allah is always here and you don't have to lay down in the middle of the street saying Allah will rescue me from a car accident. We go to a doctor knowing Allah can cure and kill.

 

The same goes for politics ,,,,,, plus it is dirty.

[Kamaavi]

Maantoo kale Ibti waxaan ka jeclahay ma leh.

[Ibtisam]

JB: No adgia (not you per say) aya usgag aah (don't blame politics) for dreaming about Israel. Your possibilities need to be sound and xalal. Israel is an outcaste, Muslim issue or not. SL will only isolate itself further by moving in that direction.

 

Daji: don't enter my ocean, you know we don't get on

[NGONGE]

^^ Isolate further?

You do realise that this story is fake, why are you wasting time arguing about it?

[Ibtisam]

I know the story is fake, but it pis*s me off that people like JB and the damn SL sites that keep reporting it wish it were true or think it is an option or seem to think it is something postive.

 

Akhas caleky :rolleyes:

 

Isolate fruther means, even the people in Somaliland will throw stones at you supporters.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

So why is Israel seeing a s boogyman , Israel is just one of those countries in the world. That has interest , I don’t see any problem with Somaliland seeking Relations with the Jewish state

We can provide Isreal access to the most strategic location in the world, While we will have access to Israeli Hi tech Industry and investors , guys the cold war is over The Americans are competing with the Chinese and the feuding forces such as The Jewish state And the iran Will compete for access in east Africa both Parties will gain from this. And guy what makes one gaal better then other Lets cut ties with all the infidels Or lets work with all of them

[Ibtisam]

Israel is not a Jewish state.

 

Horta maxaad ahey, I am not even sure inad ruun tahey.

[Mintid Farayar]

It's not an issue of Israel being a boogeyman, it's an issue of an outright lie! No such statement was ever made by an Israeli politician or government official. Every story that's ever mentioned this baseless rumor has used 'ku tidhi, ku teen' Somali websites as their source. The original story claimed the interview with the Israeli Foreign Ministry official was featured in the Haaretz newspaper. That was false. Any child with an internet connection can check at Haaretz.com . No such story ever appeared on that newspaper.

 

It's all a ploy to shoot Somaliland economically on the foot, now that the economy is in boom times with the lifting of the livestock ban by Saudi Arabia. Same tactic was used in the late '90s by the enemies of Somaliland, some of whom are Somalilanders themselves.

 

Wake up, people!

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Originally posted by *Ibtisam:

Israel is not a Jewish state.

 

Horta maxaad ahey, I am not even sure inad ruun tahey.

Oke it an Arab state happy

[Ibtisam]

^^^ The opposite of Jewish is not Arab.

 

Minitid, so whay do you say to the likes of Xaji and JB who are giving this false news air and support?

[Polanyi]

Originally posted by *Ibtisam:

SL Supporters, Shame on you for even having nightmares about this crap let alone dreams. You would only shoot yourself in the foot with this baseless, ridiculous reports- forget Israel.

 

Working with/for the devil is never an option of Muslims- and no it is not an Arab thing, it is a moral objection.

May Allah reward you, walal, for you have spoken immense words of great calibre. Such clarity, such dignity, and the upholding of mighty principles and correcting ones own kin- is a rarity amongst Somalis. If only the hardcore " I love Israel- labayk, labayk ya Xabash" Somaliland supporters knew how abased and low their arguments sounded.

[Jacaylbaro]

Originally posted by *Ibtisam:

JB: No adgia (not you per say) aya usgag aah (don't blame politics) for dreaming about Israel. Your possibilities need to be sound and xalal.

You do realize you live in a "Christian" country don't you ?

[Thankful]

UPI

 

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 9 (UPI) -- Israel is struggling to keep its diplomatic friends in Africa as Iran makes a determined effort to expand its influence there, making the continent an emerging theater in the Iran-Israel confrontation.

 

But these days the Jewish state has a new ally, Kenya, which wants Israeli help to fight the growing menace of jihadist terrorism emanating from war-torn Somalia, Kenya's northern neighbor where jihadists linked to al-Qaida are active.

 

Israel is also seeking a foothold in the turbulent Horn of Africa to guard the approaches of the Red Sea. This is a vital shipping route and the access to the Arabian Sea for missile-armed Israeli submarines to target Iran should hostilities erupt.

 

It is also used by Iran to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip via Sudan and Egypt.

 

The Kenyans have suffered three major attacks by al-Qaida in recent years -- the suicide bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi on Aug. 7, 1998, and twin attacks Nov. 28, 2002, in Mombasa, the bombing of a hotel frequented by Israelis and a missile attack on an Israeli airliner.

 

Kenyan Minister of Internal Security George Saitoti asked for Israeli counter-terrorism assistance when he visited Jerusalem in February.

 

According to media reports, he told Israeli leaders: "The jihad is taking over Somalia and threatening to take over Kenya and all of Africa. No one is more experienced than you in fighting internal terrorism."

 

These reports said the Israelis responded by saying they were prepared to consider establishing a joint force with Kenya to guard its northwestern border to prevent terrorist infiltration.

 

Somalia's al-Shebab Islamist movement, which is fighting a Western-backed transitional government in Mogadishu, has repeatedly threatened to attack Kenya for allegedly training Somali troops.

 

According to the Jamestown Foundation, a U.S. think tank that monitors jihadist militancy, "The talks with Kenya appear to be part of a growing Israeli interest in the Horn of Africa."

 

In early February, Yigal Palmor, spokesman for Israel's Foreign Ministry, reportedly told the Somalia media that Israel was prepared to recognize the breakaway territory of Somaliland, which split from Somalia in 1991, as an independent nation.

 

If that happened, Israel would be the first country to recognize Somaliland, which is strategically located on the Gulf of Aden.

 

There have been reports, all unconfirmed, that Israel has its eye on setting up a naval outpost at the port of Berbera to monitor the approaches to the Red Sea. The Soviet military established a naval port there in 1969 during the Cold War, along with an airfield capable of handling all types of military and cargo aircraft.

 

Last June, one of the Israeli navy's German-built Dolphin class submarines, reputedly able to carry nuclear-armed missiles, transited the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean into the northern end of the Red Sea for "exercises." That was generally seen as a warning to Iran as Israeli warships usually have to take the long route from the Mediterranean via the Cape of Good Hope to reach the Red Sea.

 

Two Saar 5-class missile ships followed in July to beef up the Israeli presence in the waterway.

 

According to several Internet reports, two more Israeli warships passed through the canal in recent weeks into the Red Sea. Israel's Defense Ministry declined comment.

 

In the 1950s and '60s, Israel cultivated links with many of the post-colonial African states because they provided considerable diplomatic support in the United Nations and other internal forums, usually in exchange for military and agricultural support.

 

That changed amid a swell in pro-Arab sentiment following the Middle Eastern wars of 1967 and 1973.

 

More recently, Iran has been buying off some of Israel's erstwhile allies in a systematic effort to spread Tehran's influence in the Third World.

 

Last year, Mauritania, one of the few Arab League members to have relations with Israel, told it to close its embassy in the capital, Nouakchott, after Iran moved in.

 

Iran's clout in central and west Africa is also heightened by the presence of large and influential communities of Lebanese Shiites who are generally sympathetic to Hezbollah.

 

They dominate the diamond trade in the region, which provides considerable funds for the Iranian-backed movement.

 

However, in recent months, Israel has been building military and intelligence links with Ethiopia, Nigeria and other African states.

[Thankful]

Where there's smoke there's fire!!

[Mintid Farayar]

Originally posted by Thankful:

 

 

In early February, Yigal Palmor, spokesman for Israel's Foreign Ministry,

reportedly

told the Somalia media that Israel was prepared to recognize the breakaway territory of Somaliland, which split from Somalia in 1991, as an independent nation.

 

In another article, this same UPI news agency states that the source is 'GolisNews.com'.

 

Once again, this is only a Somali 'ku tidhi, ku teen' story....