In the Houthis’ view, they are waging jihad on Israeli ships “in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, Bab El-Mandab and the Gulf of Aden” in order to facilitate “humanitarian aid” into Gaza. But what they are really doing is proving to Israel why it must keep up maximum pressure to halt jihad attacks, including […]
Yemen: Houthis abduct more UN staff, UN suspend ‘humanitarian work’ in their stronghold
According to Human Rights Watch, the Iran-backed Houthis aren’t only arbitrarily detaining UN staffers (and civilians), they’ve also been torturing them since the beginning of Yemen’s conflict in 2014. Houthi media campaigns accuse humanitarian organizations of “conspiring against the country’s interests through their projects.” The Houthis have also now threatened to resume attacks on Israel if the Gaza […]
Trump re-designates Houthis as ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization’
The Biden administration removed the Houthi terrorist designation in 2021, and then partially reapplied the designation as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists” (SDGT) last year, due to the Houthis terrorist activities in the Red Sea. Biden claimed that he removed the designation for the sake of humanitarianism: The Houthis remain in control of much of western Yemen […]
Israel’s Unfinished Business with the Houthis
The IDF has accomplished a great deal in the last 15 months of combat. Hamas in Gaza has been militarily devastated, with 80% of its original operatives either dead or wounded, and 90% of its weapons destroyed. Hezbollah in Lebanon has also been battered. About 4000 of its operatives have been killed, and thousands more […]
Yemen’s vice president praises Trump for curbing Iran-backed Houthis
The comments of the vice president of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, show why Trump is respected internationally. He said that “Trump’s strong leadership and willingness to employ military strength were in sharp contrast to the Biden administration, which he said had allowed the Houthis to consolidate power, bolster their military capabilities and extend […]
Houthis Cruising for a Bruising, Or, The Road to Ruin
In the last few weeks, the Houthis in distant Yemen have fired 15 missiles at Israel. Almost all of these were aimed at Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, but almost all of them were intercepted even before they reached Israel, but that hasn’t kept the Houthi spokesmen from continuing to boast, Osric-like, of “a hit! A […]
How Israel Should Deal with the Houthis
Amatzia Baram, an emeritus professor of Middle East history at the University of Haifa, has been pondering as to how the IDF might more effectively deal with the persistent threat from the Houthis in Yemen. More on his suggestions can be found here: “‘Yemen is built off Iran’: Cutting off Tehran’s supplies will stop the […]
Why was the Head of the World Health Organization in a Terror State?
This is not normal. The media is hyping up outrage over the fact that UN’s World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was at a Houthi airport in Yemen during Israel’s retaliation against the Islamic terrorist group over its attacks on Israel. The Houthis have spent over a year attacking international shipping, holding hostages, including […]
Houthis attack Israel for the fifth time in a week; Israel retaliates, narrowly missing WHO chief and UN reps
For the fifth time within a week, Yemen-based Houthi jihadists attacked Israel with drones and launched a missile strike that was intercepted. “Yemen Houthi rebel group attacks Israel fifth time in one week as regional tensions escalate,” by Ari David Blaff, National Post, December 25, 2024: The Yemen-based Houthi rebel group claimed responsibility for a drone […]
Israel asks US to convene UN emergency session to condemn Houthi attacks and Iran’s support for their violence
The brilliant move by Israel puts the notoriously anti-Israel UN in an awkward position. In 2023, the U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, “previewed the United States’ priorities for the 78th session of the UN General Assembly and, along with Ambassador Lipstadt, highlighted the United States’ efforts to counter antisemitism and anti-Israel bias at the […]