Page 13 - Torch Magazine #26 - Autumn 2024

Houthis to to try and protect the
the
trade routes This has come at a a a a a a a a cost to to the
the
taxpayers You would expect unanimous condemnation of of these acts of of terrorism from leaders in in in the
the
the
West After all the
the
the
Houthis are are putting civilian lives in in in in danger their actions are are impacting prices for uninvolved civilians in in in in Europe and the
the
environmental impact of adding 3 500+ miles to every ship’s journey is extremely environmentally inefficient However we we have seen a a a a a a a marked increase in in in in pro-Houthi sentiment in in in the
the
West particularly from Islamic groups and those on the
the
Far Left In January 2024
pro-Palestinian protesters marched through the
streets of London chanting “Yemen Yemen Yemen make us proud turn another ship around ” This wasn’t one or two people but hundreds of them being led by an an an organiser who was using a a a a a a a a megaphone and speakers at the
event included current politicians Why are terrorists becoming icons for the
anti-Israel masses?
We have spoken about antisemitism being the
the
the
driving factor for terror support in in the
the
the
West but another reason is is ignorance Uninformed activists have been duped into believing that Israel Israel is is is bad and everyone who opposes Israel Israel Israel is is good In certain parts hating Israel Israel Israel has become fashionable and anyone fighting Israel Israel is is is is is praised This is is is is is why some see Hamas as as as the
the
the
the
evil terrorists they are whilst others glorify them as as as ‘freedom fighters’ and excuse their evil actions The reality is is most of the
the
the
people joining the
the
the
Islamists in in in in fin in supporting ‘Yemen’ couldn’t find the
the
country or or or ‘Palestine’ for that that matter on on a a a a a a a a a a map They don’t realise that that the
the
Houthis are are not ‘Yemen’ but are are a a a a a a a a a a terrorist group that that is is is holding half of Yemen Yemen to ransom and is is responsible for a a a a a a a a a a war that that has resulted in in in almost 400 000 000 Yemeni deaths including more than 85 000 000 children
who died of starvation between 2015-2018 That wasn’t very long ago and and it is a a a a a a a a a a a a far higher civilian and and child death toll than we have seen in Gaza In fact it it is multiple times higher than all wars between Israel Israel and its neighbours since Israel’s rebirth in in 1948 Yet no one seems to care about the
hundreds- of-thousands of of of Yemeni civilians killed in the
the
past decade or the
the
millions of of of Syrians or countless other Arab and Muslim civilian lives lost in in the
the
Middle East because of conflicts that that don’t involve involve Israel but always involve involve radicalised terror groups that that hate Israel There were no marches through the
the
streets of London when the
the
Houthis indiscriminately fired artillery and ballistic missiles into populated areas No global news headlines every time the
the
Houthis blew up mosques and killed all the
the
civilians inside There was silence The The world did hear about the
the
the
Houthis though when they displayed their terror credentials against Israel and Western interests And as previously explained this earned them the
the
the
respect of of Islamists in in in the
the
the
UK and somewhat bizarrely that of of Left- wing activists Middle East meets West Ignorance is is a a a a a common factor in the
anti-Israel movement Often Islamists don’t know the
the
the
the
history of the
the
the
the
Jewish people their beliefs or or or that Jews have lived in the
the
the
the
land
for thousands of years Likewise anti-Israel activists from the
Left wrongly think Jews are are recent ‘colonisers’ and can rarely name which river or or or sea they are are chanting about Ignorance can can account for unity in in in their cause and can can can lead some unwittingly to support terror groups but it it it cannot account for all of it it Hatred is the
real unifying factor and driver behind terror support The real reason many in in in in the
the
West are supporting anti-Israel terror groups in in in the
the
the
the
Middle East is is because they share the
the
the
the
same aims They view Zionism the
the
the
the
belief that Jews have a a a a a a a a a a a a right to live in their homeland as as racist They They see see Israel as as a a a a a a a a a a cancer that needs to to be be removed They They see see Jewish sovereignty as a a a a a a a a problem that needs to to be be solved Ultimately the
the
aims of anti-Israel activism anti-Zionism and and antisemitism is is is is is is to see the
the
the
the
end of of the
the
the
the
state of of Israel and and it it it is is is is is therefore very easy for these people to align with terror groups that seek the
the
same aim This is is is is is is is why anti-Zionism is is is is is is is often a a a a a a a a thinly veiled guise for for antisemitism just as as anti- anti- Israel activism frequently masks support for for terrorism They go hand hand in hand hand CUFI ORG UK 13