Yemen 101: Who are the Houthis, where did they come from, and what should we expect?

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis · May 20, 2026 · 11m

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Look at the map of the Middle East, zoomed way, way out. Yemen (bottom in the green) seems like a place that should have no interest in dealing with Israel. In many ways, it’s in an entirely different part of the world.

As we hear today from Dr. Sarah Feuer, that map can be misleading. Yemen, and the Houthis who now rule most of it, are religiously and culturally deeply embedded in the world we inhabit. But they are also, in many ways, the “enemy” about which we know the least.

Today and next week, we’ll…