Visiting Ethiopia Herzog Touts Israels Strong Relationships Across Africa
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Israeli President Visits Ethiopia Amid Somaliland Tensions
Is Israel's Horn of Africa diplomacy strategic partnership or colonial expansion disguised as cooperation?
Above: Israeli President Isaac Herzog (L) meets with Ethiopian President Taye Atske Selassie (R) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Feb. 25. Image credit: Haim Zach - GPO/Anadolu/Getty Images
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Pro-Israel narrative
Herzog's Ethiopia visit and Israel's recognition of Somaliland represent strategic diplomacy that strengthens regional partnerships and advances mutual security interests. Ethiopia benefits from Israeli expertise in agriculture, water management and technology while Israel gains a critical ally near the Red Sea to counter Iranian proxies and ensure maritime security. This cooperation serves both nations' legitimate development goals and regional stability.
Anti-Israel narrative
Herzog's Ethiopia trip exposes Israel's desperate attempt to break diplomatic isolation following the Gaza genocide by militarizing the Horn of Africa. Recognition of Somaliland violates Somalia's sovereignty and destabilizes the region solely to establish surveillance posts against Yemen's Ansarallah. This colonial expansion disguised as partnership threatens African unity and drags Ethiopia into conflicts serving only Israeli strategic calculations.
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