Conversation with Hamed Qasim al-Bukhaiti from the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement
Could you briefly describe the circumstances of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement?
– We are the Yemeni folk movement that was created in 2000. It was founded by Hussein al-Huti. From the very beginning, the United States has tried to fight us, utilizing its representatives in the region. We started as a more cultural, non-political group. However, we besides wanted to express our opposition to American strategies and their goals in the mediate East. Instead, they tried to conflict the Yemeni among themselves with their influences. They wanted to turn our conflict with them into a civilian war.
Hussein al-Huti was murdered in 2004...
– Yes, he was killed in 2004 by the Yemeni authorities. Thus, they sought to trigger a civilian war in Yemen. This is what the Americans were aiming at utilizing the Yemeni authorities. However, al-Huti's execution led to the unification of the majority of the Yemeni, made them support us. And that made it possible for us to win. At that time, an effort was made to fight us with regional forces specified as Saudi Arabia and the United arabian Emirates. But we and they managed, we managed to win. Today, due to the situation in the Gaza Strip, Ansar Allah has already started to play an global role. This is due to the fact that we are trying to aid the people of Gaza.
What are the main features of the Ansar Allah movement?
– We start with the most crucial thing: that God created the planet in six days, and it is He who controls our world. We must fight against empires, especially the American empire, which uses the weak to accomplish its own interests. For us, the intent is to regulation this planet of human values. The value for us is man, not the dominance of stronger countries, utilizing the weaker ones.
Is Ansar Allah’s northern Yemeni movement besides supported in the south?
– We enjoy our support in different places. To a large extent, its level depends on Western propaganda, on subsequent wars against us and subsequent attacks on us. They were besides influenced by our efforts in the Red Sea to halt ships headed for Israel. We have taken these measures to halt the genocide presently taking place in the Gaza Strip. Our assistance involves the fact that we are only holding back the movement of those units that flow to Israeli ports. This is simply a form of force on Israel to halt genocide. Our actions are supported in all regions of Yemen. The Yemenis have always naturally supported Palestine. They have always opposed Israel's actions and the business of Palestine. The Americans and the British thought that their attacks on Yemen would diminish their support for our actions. They thought we were going to be accused of bringing war into the country. Meanwhile, it became precisely the opposite. Subsequent attacks on Ansar Allah have only increased the level of support for us among all Yemenis. Everyone supports the non-letting of ships sailing to Israel. The escalation of this conflict could lead to an increase in the level of militarisation of the Red Sea. Our goal present is to halt Israel's efforts in Gaza.
Could this increase in support of your movement origin Ansar Allah to take control of Yemen in the future?
“Whoever will regulation in Yemen is an interior substance of Yemen. It's a Yemeni choice. By taking our action, we do not prosecute the goal of gaining power and control over Yemen. Our only goal is to aid the people of the Gaza Strip, halt the war that is taking place in its territory. The United States and the full West have always tried to stir up conflicts between the Yemeni. They wanted our country to proceed to be in civilian war. This started with the 2004 conflict. Later in 2014, Saudi Arabia and the United arabian Emirates attacked us. Meanwhile, our only goal is to overthrow the unjust and hurtful structure of power that has existed here since 1848 and even 1945. This is about the ongoing colonization of the full region and then the establishment of the State of Israel. Our goal is to fight all this, which is to fight the occupier.
We know that for 8 long years Saudi Arabia has attacked Yemen's territory. There was a war going on that brought many casualties. In the context of the current situation in Palestine, is Riyadh inactive taking action against Yemen? Was the truce permanent?
– Initially Yemen was attacked straight by the United States and the West. They then began doing so with the aid of their regional allies – Saudi Arabia and the United arabian Emirates. Indeed, the war with them lasted 9 years. However, they did not accomplish anything with aggression – not politically or militarily. And that's why they decided to make peace. The United States then understood that they were incapable to accomplish anything with their regional partners. erstwhile we started attacking ships headed for Israel, the Americans and the British entered the conflict directly, attacking us directly. The truce continues and no elements of the war with Saudi Arabia are left.
In Western media, there are claims that Iran is very powerfully supporting Ansar Allah and that Tehran is behind your actions. How could you comment on specified allegations?
– The Yemeni people and the Iranian people are Muslim nations who share a common religion. There are no crucial differences between us, we're friends. Iran has no influence on us or any pressure. It does not in any way urge us to attack ships sailing to Israel. Action in this case is only an interior decision, sovereign Ansar Allah. However, the Iranians support any state and any nation that has the chance to support and act for Palestine. Our support of Palestine is simply linked to our humanity, but besides to our imagination of the future. It besides involves the fact that it is simply a Muslim country, that there are followers of Islam. Now the people of Gaza request help. Iran showed any support to Ansar Allah's people in the form of training, including military.
You are frequently referred to as the Huti movement. But do you like the authoritative name Ansar Allah?
– We definitely like Ansar Allah.
I heard Ansar Allah has media, including tv stations and net television, any of which were blocked. Are their audiences only Yemeni people, or are they besides beyond its borders?
– Our media actually only broadcast in Arabic and were directed mainly to the Yemeni. Due to the war, however, our message began to scope the full world, mainly through our websites and social media profiles. any of them were blocked. Of course, specified blockades on Ansar-related sites Allah imposed Saudi Arabia and the United arabian Emirates so that no information about us could be heard from people from there.
You have besides published a book with over 2,000 pages of lectures, by Hussein al-Huti. Was it published in a language another than Arabic? Do these ideas revolve exclusively in the arabian world?
– I'm not certain right now, but I think there's 1 American release that's taken up the translation. I gotta look.
Is Yemen a possibly wealthy country? If it wasn't for attacks, aggression, wars...
– Paradoxically, these conflicts only strengthen Yemen, make it richer. erstwhile he becomes even richer and stronger, he does not intend to imitate the West, which uses the weaker. Nor will we imitate the East, who tries to make fear in people. Yemen has its values, human values associated with helping another people. We're not going to take advantage of anyone or scare them. This will happen erstwhile we get free of our region of the United States and Israel. We usage all these wars against us by the West to gain experience.
What were the harm to the fresh rocket attacks against you by the Americans and the British?
– 15 people were killed in the first attack, and six more were wounded. They were all uniforms. There were no civilian casualties.
The question is so raised around the world: how can a comparatively tiny country and not a very large movement, without access to technology, be able to effectively defy immense imperial forces, with the United States at the forefront? Do you have any peculiar technology, or do you have a spirit, an interior attitude?
– First, we are convinced that we have God’s backing. Secondly, the ageing American and Western powers have no value but effort to exploit others. We besides believe that 1 day there must be a final war between those who have values and those who have no values. In short, between good people and bad people. You're not talking about Arabic, but I'm certain you're on this good side, on ours.
We are presently dealing with a war going on much closer than Yemen – in Ukraine. How do you see what's going on out there? How do you measure Russia's role? How did you put it – will Russia be on this geopolitically good side or on this incorrect side?
– I think Russia will always defend its own interests. However, we respond positively, with greater respect, due to the fact that it is Orthodox and spiritually closer to God. We are grateful to Russia and the Kremlin for their opposition to the war. Our only objection is that the Russians did not usage their position and position on the UN safety Council to block the attack on Yemen. But possibly it was good, due to the fact that thanks to this conflict Yemen and Ansar Allah can participate in this clash against the militarization of the Red Sea.
What would Ansar Allah want to convey to Europeans and Poles?
– First of all, we would like to thank all those who solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Those who are against the aggression against Gaza by Israel and supported by the Americans and the British. all vote against the Gaza genocide is important. We encourage you to take this position. The attitude of the Republic of Yemen is unchanged: we will block all ships headed for occupied ports Palestine until the aggression to Gaza is completed. We besides thank all those who are against the attacks on Yemen and Yemen. Our goal is to fight all these imperialist British and American actions, which are carried out against all values, against humanity. We have seen many times in fresh times the values of Western politicians. Our goal is to defy these attitudes, especially the British and the Americans. We are besides fighting against the militarization of the Red Sea, through which the Americans effort to regulation the world. Today, however, the most crucial thing is to halt the war in Gaza. Later comes the time to fight the ideological influences of the American people.
Thank you for talking to me.
Hamed Qasim al-Bukhaiti I am the head of Hod Al-Quran strategical Studies Center of the Ansar Allah movement in Sana (Jemen), www.ansarollah.com.
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