00:00The UN Security Council is sharply divided after most members slammed Israel's recognition of Somaliland,
00:07warning of regional fallout and implications for Palestinians in Gaza.
00:12Israel, however, remains undeterred, standing by its move.
00:16Mr. President, the question raised by Israel's recognition of Somaliland
00:19is not whether international law permits acknowledgement of long-established facts. It does.
00:25The question is whether this Council is ready to engage with reality as it exists.
00:29Somaliland's historical sovereignty, more than three decades of effective self-governance
00:33and demonstrated capacity to act as a responsible international partner
00:37meet the legal criteria that guide recognition.
00:41Israel has aligned its foreign policy with this reality.
00:45Somalia, for its part, has firmly rejected Israel's recognition of Somaliland.
00:49He has no idea what Somali is and where Somalis are and what Somali stands for.
00:56I think the history is a selective history that he has just generated on his own mind.
01:02To come to this place and lecture us humanity and genocide and human rights and independence
01:10and democracy, and we know what you're doing on a daily basis, is just an insult.
01:17The emergency meeting followed Israel becoming the first and only country to recognize Somaliland
01:23as an independent state. The region broke away from Somalia in 1991 after civil war under military ruler
01:30Seattle. See you at ball.
01:32The Envy.
01:33The Envy.
01:33The Envy.
01:34The Envy.
01:34The Envy.
01:35The Envy.
01:37The Envy.
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