On Monday, huge crowds came out in support of Palestine in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa and in other provinces across the country following a series of US airstrikes against Yemen.
According to Yemen’s SABA news agency, demonstrators in Sanaa marched under the slogan “Steadfast with Gaza… We Confront American Escalation with Escalation.”
The demonstrations came after Abdul Malik al-Houthi, leader of Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, called for a demonstration in response to the US airstrikes and to show solidarity with besieged Palestinians in Gaza.
“We announce our comprehensive move in response to the recent aggression and US escalation with military escalation, general mobilization, and economic boycott of the enemies,” said a statement issued by organizers, according to Iran’s PressTV. “We fear no one and bow to no one except God. We will confront escalation with escalation.”
Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a member of Ansar Allah’s political council, said Yemenis were ready to face the US. “You are mistaken, Trump. We are ready to face all the tyrants of the earth, to make sacrifices, and remain steadfast in our positions,” he said. “We are always with the Palestinians and will not abandon them. We will continue the siege on the enemy and confront them until the siege on Gaza is lifted.”
The US bombed Yemen over the weekend, killing at least 53 people, a few days after al-Houthi announced Ansar Allah’s blockade on Israeli shipping would go back into force following Israel’s blockade on aid and all other goods entering Gaza. The Houthis had ceased their attacks on shipping in response to the Gaza ceasefire deal, which took effect on January 19.
More US airstrikes were reported in Yemen on Monday, and so far, the Houthis have launched two rounds of attacks on the US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman in response to the new US bombing campaign. US officials have said the attacks were intercepted.
About 80% of Yemenis live in Houthi-controlled territory, and the group has controlled Sanaa since 2014. Despite this, Western media frames the Houthis as “rebels” and portrays them as an Iranian proxy, and President Trump has said he would blame Iran for their attacks. While the Houthis are aligned with Iran, they are an independent organization with their own interests, a fact acknowledged by US officials.
The US backed a failed Saudi-led effort to oust the Houthis from 2015-2022, which involved a brutal bombing campaign, blockade, and ground fighting. According to UN numbers, which are considered a low estimate, the US-backed war killed at least 377,000 people, with more than half dying of starvation and disease.
The difference between Trumpian bombast and Houthi bombast …
… is Ansarallah's heritage of fighters against tyranny & corruption dating to 740CE and their Zaydi sect's namesake, Ali’s great-grandson Zayd ibn ʿAlī. Zayd ibn ʿAlī is regarded by all of Islam, Sunni and Shiʿi, a righteous martyr who led and died in an unsuccessful revolt against the corrupt Umayyad Caliphate.
WE DONT CARE, MAKE IT A WORLD WAR!
What our hubristic elites can’t comprehend is their “threats” are obligations to the resistance.
… and their massacres attract more resistance…!
Sadly honor and valor are a rare find in the neoliberal/globalist west where, as Solzhenitsyn warned, the quest for prosperity has replaced the human soul.
Operation Prosperity Guardian is well named don't you think?
I second that…!
That's cool to know, thanks for providing it !
Go Houthis!
Let's wait for Trump to pivot. Military action will continue to prove useless against the Houthis so Emperor Don will offer to stop the attacks if Yemen takes all the Palestinians permanently, acting as if that were his plan all along.
I have noticed at least three different flags. Why?
I figured one of the red-white-black was upside-down ?
Now, that busted Trump when he said Yemenis Hate Houthis…!
Don't forget US totalitarianism is a Musk/Trump biz deal,
Musk is determined to make ten times the money he spent on Trump campaign from US taxpayers…!
I'm at the point now where Don Trumpo Genocidi (workshopping new nicknames for "45th and 47th in the Oval Office, 1st Overall in the Liar Hall of Fame") makes a public statement, and I look to determine how & why he's lying again.
All fact checking websites are gone… What happened…?!
Careful, with King Donald loosening the rules of engagement, those people will be fair game.
My first thought was, "Oh s**t, if a wedding or funeral breaks out at this rally, somebody at an Air Force keyboard in Florida gonna launch missiles !"
“You are mistaken, Trump. We are ready to face all the tyrants of the earth, to make sacrifices, and remain steadfast in our positions,” he said. “We are always with the Palestinians and will not abandon them. We will continue the siege on the enemy and confront them until the siege on Gaza is lifted."
Holy f**k, the Houthis are badass. Courage and honor, on the right side of History.
https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1901972456497164670