The New York times was not impressed. It sniffed:
The Houthi militia of Yemen has vowed to strike back after an Israeli attack killed senior members of the group’s government but appeared to leave its military leadership largely untouched.See? It was no big deal!
In fact, the only possible thing Israel accomplished was radicalizing the Houthis further: As their "expert" Farea al-Muslimi, a Yemeni research fellow at Chatham House, said:
The death of the Yemeni officials, among them pragmatists tied to Yemen’s former leadership rather than Houthi ideologues, could result in more hawkishness and extremism going forward, Mr. al-Muslimi said.
Hmmm. The Houthi flag already says "Death to Israel" and "Curse the Jews."
How, exactly, are they going to get more "hawkish"?
Another "expert" told us something completely new:
“Abdul-Malik found his match in Netanyahu,” said Mohammed al-Basha, a U.S.-based analyst focused on Yemen. “They’re both stubborn. They both have religious fervor and ideology that’s very strong.”
Yes, Netanyahu has religious fervor. Who knew?
The New York Times sure knows how to pick their experts.
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