Israel Finds New Frontier for 'Divide and Rule' Tactics

Thousands of Somalis took to the streets, furious over Israel's diplomatic foray into their long-standing territorial dispute with Somaliland. This isn't newfound Israeli geopolitical brilliance; it's a familiar tactic. Recall the numerous times Netanyahu's governments have leveraged internal divisions in other nations to advance their own strategic interests? (It's a playbook so old, it

practically pre-dates the Declaration of Independence.) While mainstream media plays it as a 'diplomatic maneuver,' one might observe that fueling secessionist ambitions in a volatile region consistently creates a convenient distraction from—or justification for—other ongoing 'security' operations elsewhere. Who needs peace when you can have perpetual 'complex challenges' that always seem to

benefit the same actors?

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