US President Donald Trump proposed to another authorities to accept Palestinians resettled from the Gaza Strip. Morocco would have the support of the United States for claims to Western Sahara, while the autonomous regions of Puntland and Somaliland in Somalia would be recognized as independent countries – the Israeli information channel Channel 12 and The Telegraph newspaper said.
The British daily The Telegraph quoted the statement of the Consul General Israel In USAIsrael Bachara, who confirmed that these three locations of the resettlement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip are currently being considered.
The newspaper also referred to the deputy minister of information puntland Yacob Mohamed Abdalla, who said that his region would gladly accept Palestinian refugees, but only if they decide to come there voluntarily. “There is no reason to deport someone from his country to another country if that person does not decide to move,” Abdalla pointed out.
Repetitive appeals Donald Trump for the resettlement of Palestinians appeared after his earlier statement that The United States intends to “take over” the Gaza Striplevel it with the ground and create there “the Middle East”, as the American leader himself said. He talked about it on February 4 at a joint press conference with the prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington.
The US President suggested that nearly 2 million people living in that area can be resettled to nearby Arab countries. So far, the American president's requests have rejected the acceptance of the Palestinians Egypt, Jordan and Libya.
US President Donald TrumpPhoto from February 7, 2025PAP/EPA/Will Oliver
Morocco, Somaliland and Puntland
The United States takes into account in their latest plans for Palestinians Moroccobecause this country, as one of the few in North Africa, normalized relations with Israel in 2020 under Abraham and – unlike Algeria or Libya – did not introduce a ban on entry for owners of Israeli passports.
In past months, the North African kingdom has tightened the relations with the US, from which it buys weapons and which he is looking for support in conflict with Algeria. The main bone of disagreement between these countries is Western Sahara. Discount, the capital of Morocco, is in favor of the autonomy of the region within Morocco, while Algier supports the independence of this territory and supports the rulers Front Polisariothe main independence movement of the Saharans.
On the other hand, Puntland and Somaliland are not recognized internationally as independent countries and perceived as part of the Federal Republic of Somalia, whose rule they do not recognize. Somaliland, is located along the Red Sea coast and proclaimed independence as early as 1991. In many respects it is more stable than Somalia itself. Puntland never openly applied for sovereignty, but in March last year the territory stated that it would strive to function as a separate entity from Somalia.
After Trump's re -election in January this year, the inhabitants of both regions hope that the 47th President of the US will officially recognize their independence.
Somaliland and Puntland
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