like for the elevated-liberal the "the houthis are not yemen" yea but u know what most yemenis (including US-affiliated opposition) are not disagreeing w the houthis on? palestine. u know what everyone in yemen agrees on? getting bombed over a blockade instituted bc of a genocide is Bad. like in effect this line of argument exactly demonstrates exactly why bombing people is such dogshit political strategy that the US loves bc they have a warmongering quota. the houthis weren't yemen until u started bombing yemen bc u won't get israel to stop killing children :/
much as america and europe have a "progressive except for palestine" exception the arab world operates on a "disagreement except for palestine" exception. it is the one remnant of true secular arab decoloniality left and israel has fortified every generation since 1948 with new horrors to garner support for palestinian liberation. as the saying goes, in middle-eastern culture murdering children is seen as very bad
to further underline how simple it is that support for genocide divides the world but support for palestine unifies it, rashed haddad (the yemeni influencer ppl called 'timhouthi chalamet' who's been taking tours on the israeli-affiliated ships seized by the yemenis bc of the siege on gaza) was asked abt anti-zionist jews in america on a stream and he said "anyone who supports palestine, we are with them."
