Analysis
Friday, March 21st 2025
SHABBAT READING The Melachot of Shabbat Are 40 minus 1: Cracking the Rabbinic Code: Rabbi Evan Hoffman, The Torah.com, Feb. 20. 2014 — Scripture requires that all Israelites abstain from work (melacha) on Shabbat (Exodus 20:10). Rabbinic texts speak of thirty-nine primary categories of labor (Mishnah Shabbat 7:2). Each primary category (av – plural avot) can be […]
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Fatima Abo Alasrar Atlantic Council, Mar. 14, 2025 “According to the US Treasury Department, Houthi operative and ‘major general’ Abdulwali Abdoh Hasan Al-Jabri ran a human smuggling network, recruiting Yemeni civilians to fight for Russia in Ukraine.” The United States designation of the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) took effect on March 4. […]
(res.) Maurice Hirsch Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, Mar. 20. 2025 “The ICRC opinion, which ignored the actions of terrorists and was legally flawed, was rejected by almost everyone – except the terrorists and their sundry (including the UN) supporters.” While many commentators may have overlooked the significance, the latest wave of U.S. […]
Stefan Kalin WSJ, Mar. 16, 2025 In ordering a pre-emptive attack on the Houthis in Yemen, President Trump hopes to succeed where all others have failed, taking on a foe that has outlasted powerful enemies for years. U.S. officials said Sunday the attacks were designed as a show of overwhelming force, far more intense than the […]
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Eric Navarro Middle East Forum, Mar. 17, 2025 “The international community must redirect trade and humanitarian deliveries to alternative Yemeni ports … to reduce reliance on Houthi-controlled shipping hubs.” The March 15, 2025, U.S. strikes against Houthi targets reaffirm the Trump administration’s recognition of the Yemeni terrorist group’s threat to regional security and maritime shipping. While such […]
Isranet Daily Briefing
Wednesday, July 24th 2024
GROWING BOLDER Houthi UAV Strike Against Tel Aviv Escalates Iran-backed Regional War: Ari Cicurel, JINSA, July 23, 2024 –– The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen launched an Iranian Samad-3 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on July 19 that killed one person and injured ten other individuals in Tel Aviv, Israel. 2 Hours 50 Minutes: Every Detail of […]
Michael R. Gordon and Lara Seligman WSJ, July 19, 2024 “A decision by Moscow to arm the Houthis would mark an escalation in its confrontation with Washington, which has been playing out mostly over the conflict in Ukraine. Moscow has already sparked deep concern among U.S. officials by solidifying ties with North Korea and Iran […]
Shachar Kleiman, Israel Hayom, July 19, 2024 “The Houthis’ confidence is also reflected in their escalating threats towards Saudi Arabia in recent weeks.” The Houthi drone attack in Tel Aviv is a troubling reminder of this growing threat since the outbreak of the civil war in Yemen in the previous decade. The militia, known as “Ansar […]
Seth Mandel Commentary Magazine, July 23, 2024 “Russia is leveling that threat as a direct response to U.S. support for Ukraine, more proof that the conflicts cannot be compartmentalized and treated as if in a vacuum.” The tagline of the seminal reality-tv show, MTV’s The Real World, was: Find out what happens when people […]
Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar Foreign Affairs, Jan. 29, 2024 “… as Yemen descended into warfare, the Houthis became a highly motivated and formidable military force, capturing large amounts of land. Today, Houthis control two-thirds of Yemen’s 34 million people and a third of the country’s territory—land they took even in the face of an intensive […]
Friday, January 19th 2024
Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, Jan. 17, 2024 “The Al-Ain report could reflect new serious information about the Houthis and their positioning of missiles and drones. It could also reflect the wider regional concerns in the Gulf about the Houthis choosing to escalate.” The Houthis may be repositioning some of their missiles and drones after […]
J.E. Dyer The Optimistic Conservative, Jan. 17, 2024 “The big information point — if validated in the upcoming days — is where the Houthi assets are being moved.” … To briefly introduce the topic, the political condition of Yemen – reduced as it often is to warring factions, with no central government in control – […]
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