Yemeni-Swedish journalist defies death threats, champions Jewish-gay rights
OHAD MERLIN
“I had a crazy journey of awakening and enlightenment. De-radicalization is a rough process, and I’m extremely pleased that I cleansed myself of the antisemitism I grew up with,” Ahmed stated.
“De-radicalization is a rough process, and I’m extremely pleased that I cleansed myself of the antisemitism I grew up with,” Yemeni-born content creator and journalist Luai Ahmed says.
“I’ve been writing ever since I was 13. I always wanted to write in the Jerusalem Post, actually,” says Ahmed.
His father was the owner of a newspaper who was murdered in 1998 for his political activism and writing, which was critical of the regime. He describes his mother as a feminist and human rights activist who decided against all norms to take off her hijab and end her first marriage.
He also has one brother, “though he excommunicated me over the Israel issue,” he adds gloomily. “It’s what saddens me most.”
Inspired to become an activist
Seeing his mother violate all the norms inspired him to go into political activism himself. At the age of 16, during the so-called Arab Spring, he found himself taking to the streets holding signs for human rights and feminism.
Ultimately his activism was made public, and he was invited to Sweden to speak about the situation in Yemen.
the Houthis preparing to launch an attack on Israeli settlements
Watan-Against the backdrop of escalating tensions with the United States, the Houthi Ansar Allah group took a notable military step following American airstrikes that targeted dozens of locations in Yemen, reportedly hitting Houthi targets.
After the U.S. airstrikes, the Houthis conducted a military maneuver in the province of Saada, near the Saudi border, under the title “Ready for the Promised Victory Battle and Holy Jihad.”
Video footage documented the nature of this Houthi military maneuver, specifically in response to a U.S. airstrike that targeted the vicinity of Sanaa International Airport in the Yemeni capital.
Simulation of an Attack on Israeli Settlements.
Simulating an attack on Israeli settlements, the maneuver witnessed the use of various types of weapons, simulating an assault on Israeli settlements and targets.
The maneuver was carried out by members of Brigade 141 in the Baq’a axis in the sixth military region affiliated with the group in Saada province, northern Yemen.
Various military units participated in the maneuver, including the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) force, anti-tank units, sniper units, engineering units, artillery, armored units, infantry forces, military communications, and special mission units.
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In turn, the American news agency Bloomberg reported that the military exercises included live tank and artillery fire, the use of drones, and other weapons against targets bearing the Israeli flag.
American Attack on a Houthi Site
Following these maneuvers, there was an American airstrike targeting a radar site affiliated with the Houthi Ansar Allah group in Yemen.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated on its “Ex” platform account that American forces conducted an airstrike on a Houthi radar site in Yemen.
CENTCOM added that the strike was carried out by the USS Carney using Tomahawk missiles, noting that this strike follows a specific military objective related to the strikes carried out on Friday.
CENTCOM explained that these strikes aim to “weaken the Houthi ability to attack ships, including merchant ships.”
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