Yemen’s rival government appears set to become the latest to criminalise relations with Israel, with its parliament planning to pass a law reaffirming the country’s solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Prime Minister Abdulaziz bin Habtoor, who heads the Houthi rebel-backed administration, said Palestine remains the principle issue of the Muslim world and said the Bill would soon be passed.
“We stand by the side of the Palestinian nation and their struggle in the face of Israeli threats to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and the occupied al-Quds [Jerusalem] city,” he said.
Leading Houthi figures have also called for a boycott of goods made by countries that support Israel.
Speaking to Lebanese media organisation Al Mayadeen, Mohammed al-Bukhaiti said the ban would be a step towards ending Tel Aviv’s illegal occupation of Palestine.
“As Arabs and Muslims, we must enforce the boycott of products made by countries supporting the zionist regime,” he said.
The main countries that support Israel who would suffer through the imposition of such an embargo were identified as Britain and the US, the Houthi spokesman said.
