Current sectionIsrael NewsThe president of the breakaway region, which Israel is the only country in the world to recognize, was hosted for a pomp-filled visit and met with Israel's president and foreign minister. The Somaliland leader said: 'We asked the world: Do you see us? Israel answered first'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe02:38 PM • June 15 2026 IDTThe president of Somaliland, a breakaway region recognized as a country only by Israel, arrived in Jerusalem on Sunday for a pomp-filled state visit, meeting with President Isaac Herzog and touring sites including Yad Vashem and Mount Herzl.CommentsIn the NewsIsrael Rolls Out Red Carpet for Somaliland Leader, Reveals Secret Earlier VisitA Birhday Wish for President Trump: May Lebanon Be the Victory You DeserveIsrael's 'Lightsaber': Can This Company Shoot Down Hezbollah Drones With Lasers?How Israel's Media Turned Good Journalists Into Agents of Self-censorship'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMITrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump Intervenes