The Houthis are not a nuisance – they are a strategic threat
Peloni: The recipe for success described by Prof. Zisser in this article has a major flaw baked into it, and that is that the US, despite being responsible for the Arab Spring from which the Houthis were first empowered, have zero interest in building any coalition against the Houthis. So, with this in mind, how might the Houthi threat, which is in fact just an extension of the threat from Iran, be expunged? I argue that all solutions to the threats emanating from the Iranian terror tentacles, such as the Houthis, must begin with the eliminating the central hub of these threats which exists in Iran, following which the surviving tentacles will become far more manageable, even as they will likely persist, though in some less threatening form after being isolated from any resupply of Iranian fresh funding and arms deliveries.
Initially perceived as a minor issue, the threat from Yemen has evolved into a central strategic front for Israel. Despite some PR-oriented strikes against Houthi infrastructure and US promises to “deal” with the issue, these efforts remain limited and lack real impact.







An Israeli commander speaks on a radio as troops battle terrorists in Jabaliya. (IDF)

