Yemen and Palestine; Common History and Fate

The Yemeni and Palestinian communities have always had special ties and similarities since the old times. For many years, the United Kingdom was seeking to get a Najdi regime to power in the Arabic Peninsula by supporting Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, supporting Ad Diriyah Treaty and signing the Treaty of Darin. The Najdi regime which was formed by the English support in the south was after conquering Yemen, yet led to the formation of another regime in the northern part of the peninsula; a regime which had targeted Palestine. Yemen and Palestine continued to have the same fates in the coming years. The Mutawkklite Kingdom of Yemen, the Arabic Republic of Yemen and then the Republic of Yemen were of the most outspoken opponents of the project of dividing Palestine in the United Nations. During the 1960s, Yemen was the arena of conflict between the two groups of Arabic countries le by Egypt and Saudi Arabia; these conflicts continued for years. After the Camp David Treaty was signed by the former Egyptian president, Anwar Sadat, leading to the normalization of their relations with Israel, there emerged a big gap among Arabs which consequently weakened their position in favor of Palestinian ideals. Later, the United States of America replaced the United Kingdom and tried to have the most powerful dominance over the regional countries of the Middle East by expansionist policies. What eventually transformed Yemen was the emergence of Seyyed Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi. Analyzing regional events, he alerted others about the escalation of America's role and the dangers that would follow in Palestine, Yemen and other Islamic countries. Introducing some of Quranic teachings, Badreddin was concerned about both Yemen and Palestine; he connected the two countries again. What is happening in Yemen today is strikingly like what happened in Palestine yesterday since they are both victims of the games played by the United Nations and its members. As Palestine and Yemen are of the same fate, so are Israel and Saudi Arabia.