For the past 3 months, I’ve been living in Hargeisa, Somaliland....
Jody McIntyre@jodymcintyre_
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Jan 08, 2026
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For the past 3 months, I’ve been living in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
I’ve been warned by locals that writing this could put me at risk of arrest, but I feel compelled to tell the truth.
Here's what the media is hiding about the so-called “Israeli recognition” of Somaliland…🧵
I’ve been warned by locals that writing this could put me at risk of arrest, but I feel compelled to tell the truth.
Here's what the media is hiding about the so-called “Israeli recognition” of Somaliland…🧵
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At Friday prayers yesterday, scholar Mohamed Abdirashid gave an impassioned speech against Somaliland President Irro’s praising of Netanyahu + agreement to join the Abraham Accords: “We advised him + urged him not to…but now he is on his way to Tel Aviv.”
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“When the UAE joined the Abraham Accords,” Abdirashid continued, “they wanted to round up everyone who opposed Israel, but there were too many! Now, we are heading down the same path.”
By Friday evening, Abdirashid was reportedly detained by Somaliland security forces.
By Friday evening, Abdirashid was reportedly detained by Somaliland security forces.
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Another scholar detained in Hargeisa said it was an “honour” to be jailed for opposing Netanyahu.
And in the towns of Borama in the north and Lascaanood in the south of Somaliland, crowds gathered to express their consternation and chant their support for the Palestinian cause.
And in the towns of Borama in the north and Lascaanood in the south of Somaliland, crowds gathered to express their consternation and chant their support for the Palestinian cause.
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The idea that 6 million Muslims in the Horn of Africa have suddenly embraced the self-proclaimed “only Jewish state” is an engineered fraud.
Across Somaliland, people are horrified at the agreement made with wanted fugitive and genocidaire Netanyahu.
Across Somaliland, people are horrified at the agreement made with wanted fugitive and genocidaire Netanyahu.
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Videos of a handful of Israeli flag wavers in Hargeisa are being heavily pushed on TikTok, the most popular platform with the younger generation here.
TikTok was recently acquired by Larry Ellison, a Jewish billionaire who counts Netanyahu as one of his closest friends.
TikTok was recently acquired by Larry Ellison, a Jewish billionaire who counts Netanyahu as one of his closest friends.
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Ellison is the largest ever donor to the Friends of the IDF “charity” and has said that his company is on a “mission to support the State of Israel.”
He offered Netanyahu a directorship at his Oracle firm and works closely with ID card fanatic Tony Blair.
He offered Netanyahu a directorship at his Oracle firm and works closely with ID card fanatic Tony Blair.
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Within hours of the Somaliland recognition being announced last week, two Israeli “journalists” were pictured first crossing the Wajaale border from Ethiopia to evade visa checks, and then waving Israeli flags in Hargeisa.
They have since been exposed as former IDF operatives.
They have since been exposed as former IDF operatives.
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A local woman in Hargeisa, speaking on condition of anonymity, told me: “If there are Israelis entering so quickly, they must have also been here before.”
Netanyahu personally thanked Mossad chief David Barnea for “years of quiet involvement” in the Somaliland deal.
Netanyahu personally thanked Mossad chief David Barnea for “years of quiet involvement” in the Somaliland deal.
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The Somaliland government have denied agreements to take in up to one million Palestinians and for the Israelis to be allowed to establish a military presence in Berbera.
But the alternative is that baby-killer Netanyahu has recognised Somaliland from the kindness of his heart.
But the alternative is that baby-killer Netanyahu has recognised Somaliland from the kindness of his heart.
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Last month, I visited Berbera: a quiet town, with delicious, plentiful fish and relaxing beaches.
It also looks out onto the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the vital trade route in which Israeli ships have been targeted by the Houthis in southern Yemen since the Gaza genocide commenced.
It also looks out onto the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the vital trade route in which Israeli ships have been targeted by the Houthis in southern Yemen since the Gaza genocide commenced.
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I spoke to a young Somali businessman who worked in aeroplane maintenance, and was interested in establishing a partnership with Hargeisa Airport.
The airport in Berbera, he told me, is already being run by the UAE, adding to the $400 million DP World investment in Berbera port.
The airport in Berbera, he told me, is already being run by the UAE, adding to the $400 million DP World investment in Berbera port.
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After two years of brutal genocide against the Palestinian people, a photo opportunity with a Muslim leader is a desperate last throw of the dice for genocidaire Netanyahu.
As Somalis from Hargeisa + Mogadishu curse each other online, the Greater Israel project continues apace.
As Somalis from Hargeisa + Mogadishu curse each other online, the Greater Israel project continues apace.
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In 2025, my exposés of the Israel Lobby reached millions.
This year, I’m taking them on again, but I’m coming under increasing pressure.
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This year, I’m taking them on again, but I’m coming under increasing pressure.
If you feel that my work is important, please consider contributing whatever you can: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-my-j…