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US and UK prepare to launch strikes against Houthis in Yemen
(www.theguardian.com)
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Yemen is attacking civilian ships that are neither originating nor destined for Israel. How would some third party supporting or not supporting a war in Palestine help?
Israel has been bombing Gaza for 3 months now, disrupting trade with whatever means they have necessary is within the Responsibility to Protect.
It may be disruptive, but that's the point, it has demanded a resolution from the US (Israels primary backers) in extremely short order unless they want to have their own suez moment.
Guy breaks into your house, blowing part of it up in the process, threatens your life, and steals your stuff. He says 'I have a responsibility to protect the people of Gaza, I have to be as disruptive as possible'. Does it matter that you also want to protect the people of Gaza? The Yemen militans blowing up and hijacking random ships certainly don't think so, but I have a strong feeling you wouldn't be too plussed about the idea when it is your life being threatened and your stuff being stolen despite you being an uninvolved (and sympathetic) party.
Should the police and everyone you talk to about it respond with 'No, the assailant is in the right. The assailant has the responsibility to protect the people of Gaza and be as disruptive as possible, even to go as far as blow up, threaten the lives of, and steal the stuff of completely uninvolved third parties such as yourself'.
A bit dramatic considering this is happening in Yemen's territorial waters, we are the ones breaking into their house and wrecking the place.
It's also what the occupation is doing in Palestine.
Try not to sound so personally attacked while we attack people in their homes.