"In recent months, the small East African coastal region of Somaliland has been making international headlines after several high-profile Republicans in the United States endorsed a bill to recognise it as an independent state. The question of Somaliland's independence from Somalia has long divided the region. While the territory declared its sovereignty in the 1990s, it is not recognised by Mogadishu or any other world government."
"Recently, Republicans in the US House of Representatives, including Representative Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Representative Pat Harrigan of North Carolina, and other key conservative heavyweights, have backed the push for recognition. All territorial claims by the Federal Republic of Somalia over the area known as Somaliland are invalid and without merit, said the text of the bill introduced in June, calling for the US to recognise Somaliland as a separate, independent country."
"At around the same time, media reports surfaced that said Israel had reached out to Somaliland as a possible location to resettle Palestinians it plans to expel from Gaza. Human rights advocates from Somaliland have voiced concern that the forced resettlement of Palestinians could render Somaliland complicit in the genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, with worries that countries who previously sympathised with Somaliland may potentially withdrawing their support."
Media reports said Israel had reached out to Somaliland as a possible location to resettle Palestinians it plans to expel from Gaza. Somaliland declared sovereignty in the 1990s but remains unrecognised by Mogadishu and other governments. Several US Republican lawmakers, including Representatives Scott Perry and Pat Harrigan, backed a June bill declaring Somalia's territorial claims over Somaliland invalid and urging US recognition. Somaliland human rights advocates warned that forced resettlement could render Somaliland complicit in alleged genocide and risk loss of international support. US President Donald Trump said, "We're looking into that right now." Less than a week later, Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas was involved in related developments.
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