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“A Void Only the Houthis Are Filling” - Yemen scholar Helen Lackner explains how the rebel group, once unpopular among its subjects and peripheral in the region, has seen its legitimacy grow due to its action on Gaza.

JL;DR SUMMARY In an insightful interview with Yemen scholar Helen Lackner, Jewish Currents explores the growing legitimacy of the Houthi rebel group due to its active opposition to Israeli actions in Gaza. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GazaPalestineTrump AdministrationMiddle EastMilitary StrategyHouthisYemenRed SeaGeopoliticsInternational Trade

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Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen
"This bombardment has significantly intensified under Trumptargeting missile and drone launch sites, the Sanaa airport, as well as government and civilian buildingsand killing, per health officials in Sanaa, at least 123 people since mid-March."
Aden, ’Adan, Yemen
"both invited the exiled PLO troops to their countries. The socialist regime was more aligned with leftist Palestinian factions while the capitalist one was closer to Fatah, but Palestinians overall had relations with both Aden [the socialist capital] and Sanaa [the capitalist one]."
Eilat, Southern District, Israel
"A very large percentage of the worlds tradeand in particular trade from China to Europegoes through the Suez Canal, and the 10-day delay by going around the Cape of Good Hope has made things very difficult for a lot of companies and countries. Israel has certainly suffered due to the attacks. For example, the Eilat Port [Israels south port that faces directly onto the Red Sea] declared bankruptcy."
Egypt
"Instead, the very sharp drop in Suez Canal traffic has impacted Egypt the hardest, costing $7 billion in revenue in 2024 alone, even as some of the big shipping and insurance companies that have adjusted, rerouted, and hiked premiums are actually doing extremely well."

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