https://asiansinisrael.com/tags/foreign-policy/Recent content in Foreign-Policy on Asians in Israel - Community, Jobs, EventsHugo -- gohugo.ioenFri, 15 May 2026 17:46:57 +0300https://asiansinisrael.com/2026/01/taiwan-welcomes-israel-somaliland-recognition/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0300https://asiansinisrael.com/2026/01/taiwan-welcomes-israel-somaliland-recognition/<p>Taiwan has welcomed Israel&rsquo;s decision to formally recognize Somaliland as a sovereign nation, standing apart from the wave of international criticism that followed the announcement.</p> <h2 class="relative group">Israel Makes Historic Recognition <div id="israel-makes-historic-recognition" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#israel-makes-historic-recognition" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>On December 27, 2025, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel would become the first country in the world to officially recognize Somaliland as an independent state. Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has functioned as a de facto sovereign state for over three decades but had never received formal recognition from any nation.</p>