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Here’s the full quote: > The militant group’s motto includes the exhortation “Death to Israel. A curse upon the Jews,” and it claims that it is targeting “all

by fny 3y ago

Here’s the full quote: > The militant group’s motto includes the exhortation “Death to Israel. A curse upon the Jews,” and it claims that it is targeting “all ships heading to Israeli ports” until food and medicine are delivered to Gaza. But most of the ships being attacked neither are headed to Israel nor have Israeli ownership. While I sympathize with the notion that supplying aid might assuage the Houthis, it seems they’re ambitions are both greater and mistargeted.

DennisP 3y ago
Or maybe food and medicine to Gaza is their goal, but they lack the means or incentive to specifically target Israel-related ships.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > they lack the means or incentive to specifically target Israel-related ships They lack internal coherence. We’re talking about a group of warlords, after all. Nobody is in charge, which makes the notion of striking a deal ludicrous.
  - perihelions 3y ago
    You'd negotiate with (or threaten) Iran, not the Houthi warlords. These are, after all, Iranian cruise missiles (etc.) that Iran is giving to the Houthis for proxy fighting. Yemen's own capabilities are a non-factor.
    - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
      > You'd negotiate with (or threaten) Iran, not the Houthi warlords Correct. Conspicuously, Iran hasn’t offered terms. Which makes sense. The chaos boosts their bona fides. And they’re selling oil through a separate channel.