The Take: How the Houthis Supported Palestine but Fell Short for Yemen

The Houthis have caused turmoil in the Red Sea in their support for Palestinians, yet they’ve failed to restore stability in Yemen.

Houthi supporters gather for an anti-Israel and anti-US rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday, August 23, 2024 [Osamah Abdulrahman/AP Photo].

After nine years of conflict, 18 million Yemenis are in urgent need of aid amid ongoing human rights violations and economic instability. The Houthis’ recent attacks in the Red Sea, aimed at supporting Palestinians, have once again drawn attention to Yemen. However, with no peace deal in sight, the country faces the challenge of recovering from one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

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In this episode:

Afrah Nasser (@Afrahnasser), Non-Resident Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC

Episode credits:

Produced by Marcos Bartolomé, Shraddha Joshi, Duha Mossad, and Kevin Hirten (in for Malika Bilal). Special thanks to Abubakr al-Shamahi. Edited by Alexandre Locke.

The Take production team: Amy Walters, Ashish Malhotra, Catherine Nouhan, Chloe K. Li, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, Khaled Soltan, Manahil Naveed, Marcos Bartolomé, Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat, Tamara Khandaker, Shraddha Joshi, and Veronique Eshaya.