Worth watching the whole clip, but the bit from 2:37 on is especially relevant to today's events. Israelis have long held strategic interests in northern Somalia, backed by a comprador class of Somali political elite that has been eager to sell out to Tel Aviv for recognition.
Al-Jazeera report on Israeli strategic interests in Somalia following the collapse of the state by journalist Assad Taha [April 1998]
I can't help but wonder if this is some rigid realpolitik coming from Getachew. Maybe I am misreading him, but I don't think on a personal level he's truly forgotten, nor forgiven what the 🇪🇹 gov perpetrated in Tigray and naive enough to think they're an ideal position.
✍️Wrote a piece on the morbidly fascinating and oft forgotten 1998-2000 war between 🇪🇷 & 🇪🇹 If interested in understanding that war, the huge impact it had on the Horn of Africa and what is currently at stake with rapidly escalating military tensions over Assab, check it out!
Nearly 30 years ago, a cataclysmic war fueled by coastal ambitions reshaped the Horn. Today, its ghosts have returned as Ethiopia and Eritrea again stand on the brink. ✍️ Abdimalik Ali Warsame geeska.com/en/ghosts-badm…
You’re ignoring the reality: without Eritrean Muslims especially lowlanders — there’d be no foundation for Eritrea at all. They built the networks, secured arms, foreign support, and funding. A Kebbesa didn’t — and couldn’t — do that from the ground up. No lowlanders, no Eritrea.
Nearly 30 years ago, a cataclysmic war fueled by coastal ambitions reshaped the Horn. Today, its ghosts have returned as Ethiopia and Eritrea again stand on the brink. ✍️ Abdimalik Ali Warsame geeska.com/en/ghosts-badm…
Male Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year nominee ✨ Repost to vote for Yomif Kejelcha 🇪🇹 in the #AthleticsAwards. Voting closes on Sunday 3 November at 11:59 PM CET.
Male Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year nominee ✨ Repost to vote for Tamirat Tola 🇪🇹 in the #AthleticsAwards. Voting closes on Sunday 3 November at 11:59 PM CET.
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