Trump had designated the Houthis a terror group; Biden’s handlers removed the designation. Thanks, Joe!
“Houthi missile intercepted over Abu Dhabi as Herzog visits UAE,” by Tzvi Joffre and Aaron Reich, Jerusalem Post, January 30, 2022 (thanks to the Geller Report):
Air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthis over Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates as President Isaac Herzog was conducting an official visit to the country on Sunday night.
The reports of air defenses being activated came out shortly after the Houthis announced they would be releasing details about a large-scale military operation “in the depths of the UAE.”
The missile fell harmlessly in an unpopulated area, the Emirati Defense Ministry said….
Herzog was updated about the incident, and he and his entourage were safe. The visit is expected to continue as planned.
The Houthis took responsibility for the attack on Monday morning, calling it the “Third Hurricane of Yemen Operation.” The other two recent Houthi attacks on the UAE were also called Hurricane of Yemen.
Despite only one ballistic missile being intercepted over the UAE overnight, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the Houthis had fired a number of ballistic missiles and drones and hit targets in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
“The armed forces affirm that the state of the Emirati enemy will remain unsafe as long as the tools of the Israeli enemy in Abu Dhabi and Dubai continue to launch aggression against our people and our country,” he said, repeating a warning to civilians and companies to stay away from vital facilities that could be targeted.
In response to the attack, New Hope MK Zvi Hauser reiterated his calls for Israel to declare the Houthis a terrorist organization.
“Tonight’s attack was not just an attempt to harm the Emiratis, but an attempt to damage relations between the two countries [Israel and the UAE] and disrupt an Israeli president’s first visit to the country,” he tweeted.
Hauser had previously proposed that Israel do so in solidarity with the UAE.
“The Houthis have an ideology that is hostile to Israel and the West and tout the slogan, ‘Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews and victory for Islam,’” he said at the time, adding that this was originally an Iranian motto.
“Their desire to strike Israel, as the long arm of Tehran, is proven,” Hauser said. “Iran stands behind the organization and helps it economically and militarily, providing it with weaponry and training its people.”
The US State Department condemned the Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi while Herzog was visiting the country.
“While Israel’s president is visiting the UAE to build bridges and promote stability across the region, the Houthis continue to launch attacks that threaten civilians,” State Department spokesman Ned Price tweeted….
mortimer says
Hmm, let’s look at this motto: “‘Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews and victory for Islam,’”
Hmmm… seems like a terrorist group to me.
Bribed-man (the Big Guy with $31 million in payola from China) can’t make up his mind that the Houthis and Iranians are terrorists. Hmmm. How much are the Iranians paying him?
tim gallagher says
I have a question. I know little about technology. When I used to click on Jihad watch i would be sent to the articles,etc. For the past 3 days or so, if I click on Jihad Watch I get some crap about Plesk and having to log onto Plesk. It is annoying. I have no idea what this Plesk is about, but it is not as easy to click onto Jihad watch and get straight through now. I’m in Australia. I now get through to the articles by clicking on Robert Spencer’s name today (so only Robert’s articles) and yesterday I clicked on past articles or some such thing. I thought I would ask what is going on and what this Plesk thingo is all about.
gravenimage says
Tim, on another thread I suggested you contact Marc at the “technical” box at “Contact Us”. I’m sure he can help. (I know that Plesk is some sort of hosting company, but that’s all. I’ve never run into it here).
gravenimage says
Group Biden removed from terror list fires ballistic missile over Abu Dhabi as Israeli president visits UAE
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Oh, great…
OLD GUY says
You know if the Harvard alumni organization here in America fired off missiles at another country, would they be a Terrorist organization or would it be considered an Act of War by the rest of the world.? Seems to me that any country that allows and supports an organization to have and use missiles against another country has committed and act of WAR.