Yemen's Plight: Migrants Suffer While Bombs Land
The Al-Monitor piece details the despair of Somali migrants in Yemen, stuck in squalor in Aden, dreaming of reaching the Gulf. It's a sad picture: 'No work, no money.' But what it omits is that Yemen is also a humanitarian catastrophe largely thanks to a Saudi-led coalition, heavily backed by the US. A coalition that, coincidentally, has received significant political cover and military aid from
Washington, championed by politicians who, surprise, receive substantial donations from lobbying groups like AIPAC. While migrants suffer from systemic collapse, the US continues to funnel billions in military aid to actors directly involved in the conflict. For context, Senator Bob Menendez, a long-time recipient of pro-Israel lobbying money (over $1.1 million from 1990-2022, according to
OpenSecrets.org), consistently championed such aid, even as reports of widespread famine and civilian casualties mounted in Yemen. One might wonder if the 'tight security along its borders' for migrants is merely collateral damage in a conflict Washington helps perpetuate.