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Houthi or Ansar Allah is a Radical islamic terrorist organization and movement emerged from Sa'dah in northern Yemen in the 1990s. The Shiite jihadists[1] are linked to Iran.[2]

Founded by Hussein al-Houthi, It's highly anti-American[3] and openly racist, Anti-Semitic. Even genocidal.[4] Increasingly anti-Christians.[5]

The slogan of the Houthi movement (officially called Ansar Allah), a political and religious movement and rebel group in Yemen, reads "Allah is Greater, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse (sic) upon the Jews, Victory to Islam" in Arabic text.[1] The movement occupy Sanaa capital of Yemen and overthrow the real government in late 2014, then began war against Saudi-Arabia.

The Washington Post on Yemeni capital: [2] "Perhaps in no other city is anti-Americanism in such full display today.

Especially recently, they have become more anti-Christian as well, as Houthis threaten Christians with the same fate as priest detained for 4 Years.[5]

They were even seen in Nazi salute.[6]

ADL explains:[4]

The Houthis’ oft-invoked slogan is itself antisemitic. While their Iranian patron encourages chants of “Death to America, Death to Israel,” the Houthis’ own motto goes one step further, proclaiming “Death to America, Death to Israel, Damn the Jews.”  Advocates for the Houthis have argued that this radical language is just for show, that the Houthis “do not really want death to anyone,” and this slogan is “simply against the interference of those governments.”

Yemen’s Houthis officially refer to themselves as Ansar Allah, meaning the Partisans of God. Hailing from the Zaydi minority Shiite sect, the organization emerged in the early 2000s out of a religious revivalist movement in northern Yemen called the Believing Youth.  At that time, a charismatic figure from one of the movement’s leading families named Hussein al-Houthi returned from study in Iran and Sudan and began to amass a following with his fiery sermons.

After 911, in the Middle East, it was Hezbollah who invented the conspiracy on Jews. [7] Three months later, Hussein al-Houthi portrayed that attack as a Jewish conspiracy and suggested Osama bin Laden was probably hiding out in an American hotel. Worse, in that lengthy December 2001 sermon for the Iranian-inspired occasion of International Quds Day, Hussein al-Houthi went so far as to make a case to his followers for genocide against the Jews.[4]

The group received training and military equipment from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It has waged a series of bloody insurgencies against the Yemeni government since 2004, overthrowing them and seizing power in Sanaa in 2015. In 2016, the group announced the formation of a government.[1]

Particularly post Oct 7 2023, it promotes Antisemitism between attacks on Israel. Including praise for Hitler.[8]

Iran smuggles weapons to the Houthis. [9]

On December 18, 2023 the Biden White House announced Operation Prosperity Guardian to counter Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea. It has been reported that "Iranian spy ship helps Houthis direct attacks on Red Sea vessels."[10]

Iran's global strategy

Es explained: [11]

the way the [Gaza] conflict was framed both by the Gaza groups and by Iran’s broader regional network, from Hezbollah in Lebanon to the Houthis in Yemen, makes it clear that they all view their regional battles as mere fronts in an integrated transnational jihad directed against Israel by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

"Palestinians"

On Jan 22, 2022, during Gaza rally in support of Houthis in Yemen, chants of 'Death ro the Saud clan!' And 'America is the Great Satan!'[12]

Kuwaiti Journalist:[13]
The Palestinians Supported Saddam's Invasion of Kuwait, Hitler in WWII – Now They Support the Houthis, IRGC; Arabs Today Are Less Inclined to Support the Palestinians Cause

Biden

Under pressure from ultra liberals, claiming their only concern is the poor in Yemen, Joe Biden decided to end support of war against Houthis. He even removed this terrorist group from the terrorism list.[14] He also decide to hire diplomat to the government which shouts "Death to America!" and curses Jews everyday.[15]

In 2022, a bipartisan House group argued that ‘removing the designation… has done little’ to improve the humanitarian situation in Yemen.'[16]

Reported in Feb/2022:[17]

In an address delivered at a student rally in Hajjah, Yemen, a Yemeni student said that the Houthis will strike New York and Tel Aviv with their drones. He also said that the Houthis’ missiles will continue to strike deep in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The rally was broadcasted [sic] on Al-Masirah TV (Houthis-Yemen) on January 24, 2022.

Student: “Placing their trust in Allah, our missile forces are continuing to strike deep inside Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Allah willing, our UAVs will reach Tel Aviv and New York in the very near future.”

'Terror org.' by the UN

In Feb 2022, The United Nations Security Council imposed an arms embargo on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis labeled group as terrorists.[18]

At 2022 Russia-Ukraine war

Yemen Friday 4 Mach 2022 sermon by Houthi scholar Hamdi Ziad:[19] "We Ask Allah that the War in Europe Does Not Stop; Paris, London, Berlin Will Be Destroyed."

The Mar 11, 2022, Friday sermon by Houthi Mufti of Yemen Shams Al-Din Sharaf Al-Din on Ukraine War: 'We Ask Allah to Make the Violence between Them [Russia and Ukraine] Fierce...'[20]

Child soldiers

Yemen's Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Promotes Summer Camp Program For Children; Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Media Outlet Warns Yemenis Against Shi'ite Recruitment Of Children

Reported in 2023:[21]

Yemen's Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Promotes Summer Camp Program For Children; Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Media Outlet Warns Yemenis Against Shi'ite Recruitment Of Children

2023/4: attacking west and Israel

This Iranian proxies terror thugs group have been attacking Western targets in the Gulf of Aden since "Palestinian" Arab Oct 7 War attack.

See: Operation Prosperity Guardian.

There were alliances defending ships mainly by the US and the UK.


On July 19, 2024, the Houthis, after months of repeated attempts had one if its UAVs hitting Tel Aviv in Israel, killing one and injuring four others.

On July 20, 2024, Israel responded with 'Operation Long Arm' / 'Operation Outstretched Arm':

IDF strikes Yemen's Al Hudaydah [Hodeidah]. Casualties reported following Israeli strike in Yemen. It was also in response to ongoing Houthi attacks on Israel and the Red Sea for months.

"Over 220 projectiles have been launched [by the Houthis] against Israeli civilians and infrastructure, the latest one killing a civilian and injuring many more.” The official emphasized that “the Houthis attacks are acts of aggression, a flagrant violation of international law and a threat to international security and the Middle east stability. I remind you, the Houthis declared a maritime siege on Israel and parts of the Middle east and Europe, and have attacked dozens of times different navy vessels from different countries of all around the world in various terror aggressions, killing people, sinking ships, taking ships, and disrupting the whole economic system in the Middle East and in Europe."

Explained: They 'have been targeting the country since soon after Hamas’s October 7 invasion and slaughter. And Israel had elected not to strike back, even after a missile scored a direct hit on Eilat in March. But in the early hours of Friday morning, an apparently upgraded Houthi drone evaded Israel’s defenses — for reasons thus far ascribed by the IDF to “human error” — and exploded in Tel Aviv, striking an apartment bloc and killing a 50-year-old Israeli, Yevgeny Ferder. The Houthis declared that this marked a “new phase” in their operations against Israel.'

"The attack is 200 km further from Israel than Tehran." High alert in the Air Force all over the country for fear of a reaction. The Americans were informed in advance of the attack, the IDF clarified: "It is in Israeli action only."

The military purposes behind the port in Hodeidah, including serving as an entry point for Iranian-supplied weapons.

'Iran has many arms': Chief of Staff Halevi addresses Hodeidah strike and implications for Iran.

The strike on Houthi fuel port is a warning to Iran.

Netanyahu thanks 'our friend the United States.' 'Anyone who harms us will pay a heavy price.'

Drill in Greece and fire that will burn in Yemen for days: The farthest attack from Israeli territory ever carried out by the military, and its insistence on undertaking the operation without US aid as it carried out specialized drills in Greece. The IDF didn’t comment on additional targets hit during the operation in the maritime port area of the city of Al Hudaydah in western Yemen, but according to several sources some 10 targets were attacked in the area.

3 dead, 87 wounded in the strikes on Hodeidah, Al-Masirah TV says. Israeli officials plan strong counterattack in case of attempted retribution.[22]


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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Houthis | Counter Extremism Project
  2. 2.0 2.1 In Yemeni capital, signs of hatred toward Americans are everywhere Washington Post, Jul 2, 2016
  3. MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) Tweeted:
    ICYMI: In BBC Debate, Yemeni Activist Sonia Saleh Accuses Houthis of Using Yemenis as Human Shields; Houthi Official Nasr Al-Din Amer Responds: We Will Use Our Weapons to Strike Saudi Arabia and the Americans.
    Apr 10, 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Why Do Houthis Curse the Jews? Anti-Defamation League, Nov 20, 2020
  5. 5.0 5.1 Houthis Threaten Christians in Yemen with Same Fate as Priest Detained for 4 Years Al Aawsat, Feb 9, 2021
  6. Houthi supporters hold Nazi salute, chant anti-America, anti-Semitic slogans in video Al Arabiya English, 25 April ,2021
  7. Decade of Deceit: Anti-Semitic 9/11 Conspiracy ADL, Aug 30, 2011
  8. Yemen's Ansar Allah Movement (Houthis) Promotes Antisemitism Between Attacks On Israel. Memrii, Request Report. December 6, 2023
  9. U.S. Says Iran Continues To Smuggle 'Advanced Weapons' To Huthis In Yemen February 20, 2020. By RFE/RL
  10. Benoit Faucon and Dov Lieber, Iranian Spy Ship Helps Houthis Direct Attacks on Red Sea Vessels, WSJ, Dec. 22, 2023.

    Assistance raises pressure on Israel and the U.S. to take action against the Yemen-based rebels. Iran’s paramilitary forces are providing real-time intelligence to Yemen’s Houthis that the rebels are using to direct drones and missiles to target ships passing through the Red Sea, Western and regional security officials said.

    Tracking information gathered by a surveillance vessel controlled by Iran’s paramilitary forces in the Red Sea is passed to the Houthis, who have used it to attack commercial vessels passing through the Bab el-Mandeb strait in recent days, according to the officials.
  11. Iran’s role in the latest Gaza conflict The Strategist, 18 Jun 2021|Oved Lobel
  12. Chants Of 'Death To The Saud Clan!' And 'America Is The Great Satan!' During Gaza Rally In Support Of Houthis In Yemen, Memri, Jan 22, 2022. [1]

    On January 22, 2022, videos were uploaded to several YouTube channels of demonstrations in Gaza in support of the Houthis in Yemen. The demonstrators waved Palestinian and Yemeni flags and posters with the images of IRGC Qods Force Commander General Qasem Soleimani, of Hizbullah Chief of Staff Imad Mughniyah, and Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. The demonstrators chanted: "Death to the Saud clan!... America is the Great Satan!" Leader: "Salutations from Gaza!"

    Crowd: "Salutations from Gaza!"
  13. MEMRIReports Tweeted (Feb 2, 2022):
    Kuwaiti Journalist Abdallah Muhammad Al-Mulla: The Palestinians Supported Saddam's Invasion of Kuwait, Hitler in WWII – Now They Support the Houthis, IRGC; Arabs Today Are Less Inclined to Support the Palestinians Cause.
  14. Biden administration to remove Yemen’s Houthi rebels from terrorism list in reversal of Trump-era policy
  15. Biden Taps Career Diplomat as Envoy to Yemen
  16. Seventeen lawmakers write to Biden urging reinstatement of Houthi terrorist designation, JI, Feb 15, 2022.
  17. "Yemeni Student In Rally Aired On Houthi TV: Soon Our Drones Will Strike New York And Tel Aviv," MEMRI, January 24, 2022. [2]
  18. Darryl Coote,"U.N. imposes arms embargo on Houthis, labels group as terrorists", UPI.com Feb. 28, 2022.The United Nations Security Council on Monday imposed an arms embargo on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis as several ambassadors voiced concern.
  19. MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) Tweeted (Mar 4, 2022):
    ICYMI: Yemen Friday Sermon by Houthi Scholar Hamdi Ziad: We Ask Allah that the War in Europe Does Not Stop; Paris, London, Berlin Will Be Destroyed.
  20. MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) Tweeted: ICYMI: Friday Sermon by Houthi Mufti of Yemen Shams Al-Din Sharaf Al-Din on Ukraine War: We Ask Allah to Make the Violence between Them Fierce; We Need Weapons, UAVs, Ballistic Missiles to Be taken Seriously by the West houthis [Yemen Russia Ukraine UkraineRussianWar] [3] (Mar 12, 2022)
  21. [4], Memri, June 16, 2023.
  22. Israel strikes Houthi-controlled port in Yemen after deadly drone attack on Tel Aviv. Fuel depot, other facilities at Hodeida Port targeted in Israel’s first strike in Yemen, one of its farthest-ever actions, in response to months of attacks on country amid Gaza war. By Emanuel Fabian. 20 July, 2024, 10:04 pm The Israeli Air Force struck the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeida in western Yemen on Saturday, the military and local media said, a day after a drone launched by the Iran-backed group struck Tel Aviv, killing an Israeli man. In a statement, the Israeli military said: “Fighter jets struck military targets of the Houthi terror regime in the area of the Hodeida Port in Yemen, in response to the hundreds of attacks carried out against the State of Israel in recent months.” It marked the first time the Israel Defense Forces has conducted strikes in Yemen. The attack was named by the military “Operation Long Arm.” The IAF strike on the port was aimed at preventing the Houthis from importing Iranian weapons, as well as causing the Iran-backed rebels financial damage. According to the Israeli military, the port in the Houthi-controlled city has been used repeatedly to bring in weapons from Iran, and therefore Israel saw it as a legitimate military target. The airstrike targeted fuel depots, energy-related sites, and other facilities at the port. Images and video showed massive flames and smoke rising from the port. ([5]A handout picture obtained from Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah Media Center show a huge column of fire erupting following Israeli strikes in the Yemeni rebel-held port city of Hodeida on July 20, 2024. Photo by ANSARULLAH MEDIA CENTRE / AFP). Israel acted alone in the strike with no American military involvement. An Israeli military official said the United States had been updated ahead of the attack. At least a dozen IAF aircraft, including F-35 stealth fighter jets, F-15 fighters, reconnaissance aircraft and refueling planes were involved in the attack — the latter of which was due to the target being some 1,700 kilometers (1,000 miles) from Israel... TOI IDF strikes Yemen's Al Hudaydah days after Houthi drone attack Reports say 'dozens killed and injured' in series of strikes in the port city; military confirms fighter jets attacked the area; US distances itself from strike: 'Israel acted alone' Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari |07.20.24 YNet After deadly Tel Aviv attack, restraint against Houthis was no longer deemed an option. David Horovitz. 20 July, 2024. Security chiefs were hoping a hostage deal might deescalate war, including in the north. After Friday’s attack, and Israel’s inevitable response, they’re bracing for wider conflict. Yemen’s Houthi rebels, another of Iran’s terror proxies avowedly seeking to destroy Israel, have been targeting the country since soon after Hamas’s October 7 invasion and slaughter. And Israel had elected not to strike back, even after a missile scored a direct hit on Eilat in March. But in the early hours of Friday morning, an apparently upgraded Houthi drone evaded Israel’s defenses — for reasons thus far ascribed by the IDF to “human error” — and exploded in Tel Aviv, striking an apartment bloc and killing a 50-year-old Israeli, Yevgeny Ferder. The Houthis declared that this marked a “new phase” in their operations against Israel. TOI Israeli Jets Bomb Sites in Yemen Linked to Iran-Backed Houthis. The strike was retaliation for a drone attack launched from Yemen a day earlier, which evaded Israel’s defenses and hit a building in Tel Aviv, killing one person. By Aaron Boxerman, Ronen Bergman and Eric Schmitt Aaron Boxerman reported from Jerusalem, Eric Schmitt from Washington and Ronen Bergman from Tel Aviv. July 20, 2024 Updated 2:49 p.m. ET Israeli fighter jets bombed sites in Yemen linked to the Iran-backed Houthi militia on Saturday in retaliation for a deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv a day earlier. It was the first time Israel has publicly struck the group following months of escalating Houthi attacks. The airstrikes targeted gas and oil depots and a power station that Israel said were used for military purposes in the area of the Red Sea port of Hodeidah. The port is controlled by the Houthis and contains oil export facilities. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military spokesman, said the operation was “one of the farthest and longest ever conducted by the Israeli air force.” He called the port a major supply route for Iranian weapons to Yemen. But the Hodeidah port is also a vital conduit for humanitarian aid to impoverished Yemen, and Admiral Hagari said Israel had struck some “dual-use” targets that could be for civilian or military purposes. The Israeli strike was a response to about 200 missiles and drones launched by the Houthis at Israel over the past several months, according to Admiral Hagari. Nasruddin Amer, a Houthi spokesman, wrote on social media after the Israeli bombardment that his group would continue to attack Israel as part of a military campaign the group says is an expression of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. NYT Casualties reported following Israeli strike in Yemen. IDF strikes Houthi military targets near Al Hudaydah Port in Yemen, following hundreds of attacks against Israel. Israel National News. Jul 20, 2024, 8:32 PM INN "The attack is 200 km further from Israel than Tehran": new details about the attack in Yemen. The political-security cabinet convened today, under darkness, to approve the IDF's plan - due to a demand from Speaker Netanyahu and Gallant • High alert in the Air Force all over the country for fear of a reaction • The Americans were informed in advance of the attack, the IDF clarified: "It is in Israeli action only" • Documentation: Air Force F-15s take off to attack Yemen. Nir Dvori | Uri Isaac   |  Dana Weiss  | N12|  Published 20:00 20.07.24 | Updated  Mako The fire seen across the Middle East: Israeli officials, terror orgs. respond to strike in Yemen. The IDF strike was the first strike on Yemen's soil in response to ongoing Houthi attacks on Israel and the Red Sea, including a drone attack on Tel Aviv that killed one. By Maya Gur Arieh. July 20, 2024 20:46 Updated: July 20, 2024 21:59 ..."The fire that is currently burning in Hodeidah is seen across the Middle East, and the significance is clear," Gallant said. "The Houthis attacked us over 200 times. The first time that they harmed an Israeli citizen, we struck them. And we will do this wherever it may be required." Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a video statement released later on Saturday, commended the IDF and warned Israel's adversaries, saying, "From the beginning of the war, I made it clear that Israel would harm anyone who harms us." He also spoke of convening the cabinet to authorize the operation. He noted the military purposes behind the port in Hodeidah, including serving as an entry point for Iranian-supplied weapons.. JPost Al Hudaydah burns as Israel prepares for Houthi retaliation. Arab news outlets report at least 80 injured or killed in strike on critical Houthi port allowing Iranian weapons to reach terror group; Israeli officials plan strong counterattack in case of attempted retribution. Itamar Eichner, Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 07.20.24 YNet IDF Spokesman Hagari confirms IDF strike on Yemen's Hodeidah in 'Operation Outstretched Arm.' By Jerusalem Post Staff. 07/20/2024 09:14 PM JPost 'Iran has many arms': Halevi addresses Hodeidah strike and implications for Iran. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 07/20/2024 09:22 PM JPost Netanyahu commends strike on Yemen, thanks 'our friend the United States.' By Jerusalem Post Staff. 07/20/2024 09:32 PM JPost 3 dead, 87 wounded in Israeli strikes on Hodeidah, Al-Masirah TV says. By Reuters. 07/20/2024 11:44 PM JPost Israel’s strike on Houthi fuel port is a warning to Iran. Yaakov Lappin. (July 21, 2024 / JNS) ...."Over 220 projectiles have been launched [by the Houthis] against Israeli civilians and infrastructure, the latest one killing a civilian and injuring many more.” The official emphasized that “the Houthis attacks are acts of aggression, a flagrant violation of international law and a threat to international security and the Middle east stability. I remind you, the Houthis declared a maritime siege on Israel and parts of the Middle east and Europe, and have attacked dozens of times different navy vessels from different countries of all around the world in various terror aggressions, killing people, sinking ships, taking ships, and disrupting the whole economic system in the Middle East and in Europe." JNS Drill in Greece and fire that will burn in Yemen for days: These are the details of Israel's strike on Houthi port. New information on the farthest attack from Israeli territory ever carried out by the military, and its insistence on undertaking the operation without US aid as it carried out specialized drills in Greece. Yoav Zitun | published: 07.21.24|03:53 ...The IDF didn’t comment on additional targets hit during the operation in the maritime port area of the city of Al Hudaydah in western Yemen, but according to several sources some 10 targets were attacked in the area. YNet