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Somaliland and Puntland are interested to accept the Gazans, and Eritrea?

Post by Mesob » 08 Feb 2025, 01:08

Puntland and Somaliland are building their good rapport and name with President Donald J Trump. Sooner or later, the United States and the West will recognize as sovereign states. Eritrea under Issaias Afeworki has not yet made statements but seeing the pressure from Egypt, it will make some statement soon about accepting Gazans, as Puntland and Somaliland did.
Egypt is under tremendous pressure from Donald Trump to find home for the poor deserving Gazans, who are tired to live in tents amid of the demolished rubles. Otherwise, Trump will support Ethiopia to build more dams along the Blue Nile river.

The Telegraph report quoted Puntland’s deputy information minister Yacob Mohamed Abdalla as saying that his region would happily accept Palestinian refugees, but only if they voluntarily choose to come there.

“There is no reason to deport someone from his country to another country without that person choosing to move,” said Abdalla.

The report also quoted Abdulahi Mohamed Jaha, a former Puntland spokesman, as saying Gazans would “contribute” to the “modernizing” and “security and economic development” of the region, and would improve Puntland’s status in the world.

“It’s best to take advantage of the unplanned opportunities that sometimes arise,” Jaha added.

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Re: Somaliland and Puntland are interested to accept the Gazans, and Eritrea?

Post by Somaliman » 08 Feb 2025, 07:55

What your small chicken-brain is failing to realise is that Puntland and Somaliland are not countries on their own, and thus cannot accept or refuse a relocation of foreigners into Somalia, and that Palestinians are in their ancestral homeland and there to stay and not going anywhere.

You should better worry about the fate of your own Agame people, as those trucks loaded with humanitarian food aid have stooped coming in.

Let's see if clown monkey Abiy is going to provide your Agame people with chicken, as he once said that chicken was poor people's food, even though not even the average Ethiopian can afford to eat chicken once a month.



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Re: Somaliland and Puntland are interested to accept the Gazans, and Eritrea?

Post by Mesob » 08 Feb 2025, 16:10

(Listen the news from the people of Puntland and Somaliland)

Puntland open to hosting Gazan refugees if relocation is voluntary

Hiiraan News Agency
Mogadishu (HOL) – Israel is planning to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Puntland, an autonomous region in Somalia, and Somaliland, the self-declared independent region, following a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to resettle Gazans in what he described as “far safer and more beautiful” areas.

Puntland’s deputy minister of information, Yacob Mohamed Abdalla, told The Telegraph that the state would be happy to receive Gazan refugees if they came voluntarily.

“To start, I can tell you that Puntland is located on the corner of Africa, and Palestine is in the Middle East. There is no reason to deport someone from his country to another country without that person choosing to move.”

But he welcomed free movement. “That is no problem,” he said. “We welcome at that time and it is for the sake of international law.”

Puntland, situated on the northern tip of the Horn of Africa, was once notorious for piracy in the early 2000s but has since transitioned into a relatively stable region with a developing economy. Despite its progress, the region remains economically challenged, with a GDP per capita estimated at $507 in 2022. Security concerns persist, particularly in remote areas where Islamic State affiliates maintain a presence.

On Saturday, U.S. forces launched airstrikes on an Islamic State hideout in Puntland, targeting what the Pentagon described as a “senior ISIS attack planner” and other militants.

Abdullahi Mohamed Jama, a former spokesman for the Puntland state government, supported hosting Gazan refugees, arguing it could bring international support and economic benefits.

Gazans are “Islamic people,” like Puntlanders and would contribute to the “modernizing and development” of the state. The roughly 10,000 refugees who fled the war in Yemen brought “technological expertise” when they arrived, he wrote on Facebook.

If it were to accept Gazans, Puntland’s status in the world would improve and it would receive “security and economic development” in return, Mr Jaha said.

“It’s best to take advantage of the unplanned opportunities that sometimes arise,” he added.

However, Gazans interviewed by The Telegraph rejected the notion of leaving their homes, calling the plan an attempt at ethnic cleansing. “We will not leave Gaza,” several residents stated, highlighting their determination to remain despite the challenges.

The proposal remains controversial, with critics arguing it raises significant humanitarian, legal, and political concerns, particularly given the historical significance of Gaza to Palestinians.

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