Houthis Vow Strikes After Israel Recognizes Breakaway State: Shocking, Right?
RT dutifully reports the Houthis' new threat against Israeli entities in Somaliland, a breakaway region courting international recognition. This is presented as an isolated escalation, divorced from the ongoing, devastating conflict in Yemen—a war fueled by a U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition that imposed a brutal blockade, killing hundreds of thousands, largely through starvation and preventable
disease. The Houthis, facing a humanitarian catastrophe at home, have consistently linked their actions to the broader regional struggle against perceived Western and Israeli aggression, particularly concerning Gaza. So, when media outlets frame Houthi actions purely as unprovoked aggression, they erase the context of Yemen’s desperate situation and its protracted proxy war. It's almost as if
years of bombing and starvation, coupled with unconditional US support for the perpetrators (ahem, Saudi Arabia), might encourage some rather pointed retaliation. Who could have seen *that* coming? The audacity of a group fighting for survival to involve itself in other regional disputes, especially when one side (guess who?) continues to receive billions in U.S. military aid.