The breakaway state of Somaliland has opened an embassy in Jerusalem, six months after Israel became the first country to recognise it as an independent nation. The opening of the diplomatic mission at a technology park in West Jerusalem came while Somaliland's President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi was on an official visit to Israel. During a meeting with the president, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of "a deep spiritual bond between our peoples". But Somalia, which considers