Why it matters:
Al-Houthi’s remarks place Zionist expansion and U.S. policy in a long arc of confrontation with the Islamic world.
The big picture:
Al-Houthi’s speech comes amid renewed Israeli aggressions on Gaza and the West Bank, widespread Arab anger over U.S. support for the Israeli regime, and growing debates in Lebanon over Hezbollah’s future and the support for resistance. .
What he’s saying:
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi:
“The Zionist enemy continues its massacres in Gaza using American bombs. This is a joint project — a death trap designed by the U.S. and Israel to annihilate Palestinians.”
“The United States is not a neutral actor. It only serves its own interests and those of Israel — nothing more.”
“The Lebanese Army cannot and will not defend Lebanon. If it could, it would have done so in the past. Today, it’s weaker than ever — and some in Lebanon are unfortunately aligning with Israel and the U.S. to target Hezbollah.”
“The Zionist worldview is not just military. It’s theological. It seeks dominance over the region and sees the blood of non-Jews as expendable — even a sacrifice to God.”
“They believe they must destroy the peoples of this region and establish a global power centered in the Middle East. Their ambitions know no bounds.”
Go deeper:
Al-Houthi described three pillars of Zionist ideology: extremist religious doctrine tied to land seizure, racial superiority found in Talmudic interpretations, and a cultural project rooted in violence and domination.
He warned that Zionism envisions occupying not just Palestine, but broader swaths of the region — including parts of Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and the Arabian Peninsula.
Mojtaba Darabi
