According to a local source, Golisnews, Yigal Palmor, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson is quoted on the Israeli newspaper of Haaretz Daily saying his government was ready to recognize Somaliland again.
While answering to a question regarding Somaliland-Israel ties, he said: “Israel was the first nation to recognize Somaliland and indeed was the first country the State of Israel has recognized, after it received its Independence from Great Britain. When it unified with Southern Somalia, again we were the first to recognize it. We always wanted a relationship with a Muslim country in East Africa and which we can share the Red sea with.”