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January 22, 2021

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Are a Threat to America’s Allies and Interests

Mike Pompeo’s eleven-o’clock sanctions for an Iranian proxy.

In one of his final acts as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo designated Ansar Allah, better known as the Houthis—an Iran-backed Yemeni guerrilla group—as a terrorist organization, thus imposing sanctions. Jonathan Spyer explains why:

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January 22, 2021

  1. Israel-Palestinian Peace Starts with Combating Anti-Semitism

    A foundation of lies will not hold up the structure of peace.

  2. Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Are a Threat to America’s Allies and Interests

    Mike Pompeo’s eleven-o’clock sanctions for an Iranian proxy.

  3. By Crying Apartheid, Israeli Human-Rights Activists Insult Their Arab Compatriots

    Not to mention those South Africans who lived through the real thing.

  4. A Brief History of the Bible’s Use at Presidential Inaugurations

    President Biden’s speech is part of a welcome trend toward more religious language in public life.

  5. The Violinist and Her Twin Sister

    A great Yiddish poet’s tale of defiance in the death camps, and a Jaffa cafeteria.