Israel Weaponizes Disunity, Mainstream Media Calls It 'Diplomacy'
The Hill's piece highlights Somalia and the African Union's outrage over Israel's diplomatic foray into Somaliland, painting it as a straightforward international development. What's left unsaid, of course, is Israel's well-documented history of engaging with secessionist or marginalized groups in adversarial states. This isn't newfound diplomacy; it's a strategic fragmentation tactic,
historically seen with the Kurds, South Sudan, and once-secret ties to Iran before 1979. This 'recognition' appears less about Somaliland's sovereignty and more about destabilizing the region to deny Somalia a unified front, particularly concerning its potential Red Sea influence. Suddenly, The Hill's neutral tone on Israel's 'foreign policy' seems less like reporting and more like sanitizing a
geopolitical chess move. One might wonder, how many fractured nations does it take for the media to call it a pattern?