Israel on Friday became the world’s first country to recognize Somaliland’s split from anarchic Somalia, with Netanyahu planning to deliver a message to Trump at their Monday

The United States, at least for now, is not following Israel's lead in recognizing Somaliland's independence from Somalia.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar signed a joint declaration with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, establishing full diplomatic relations and inviting the African leader for a state visit to Jerusalem.

It’s a classic case of ‘Marry in haste, repent at leisure.’ The British colony of Somaliland and the Italian colony of Somalia both got their independence in 1960, and the people of the smaller bit (Somaliland) voted to join the bigger bit in a unified ‘Somalia’.

When most Americans think about Somalia, they picture Black Hawk Down, pirates, starving kids, al Qaeda, and urban chaos. More than 148 million Americans (almost half of the U.S. population) were born after Somalia’s last stable government collapsed in 1991.

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A breakaway region has been recognised by its first diplomatic partner nation as it seeks to establish itself as a new country. Somaliland had gone more than three decades without being officially acknowledged as a state after seperating from Somalia - the northern part of which was a British colony,

Israel's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Brett Jonathan Miller addresses delegates during a meeting on the situation in the Middle East, after Israel's security cabinet approved a plan to take control of Gaza City,