Recent events in the Middle East are causing additional hardship and suffering for Christians in Yemen.
For years, the tiny group of believers there have withstood intense persecution from militant Muslims and their government. Now, the attacks on ships and other actions of Houthi rebels are making matters worse.
The Houthi movement began about thirty years ago as an insurgency against the Sunni Muslim government. Armed by Iran, the Shia Muslim militia is crucial to Tehran’s strategy to dominate the Middle East and control shipping lanes by restricting access to the Red Sea.
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During recent testimony before Congress, former CIA intelligence analyst and Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Dr. Kenneth Pollack said the Houthis share Iran’s goal of destroying Israel and driving the United States and its allies out of the Middle East.
“The Houthis have proven themselves to be belligerent, aggressive, and convinced that violence is the best way to get what they want,” Pollack insisted. “They are forces of oppression inside Yemen and forces of aggression beyond it.”
Yemen’s small but growing community of Christians is among those targeted by the Houthis.
“The Christians in this area are folks that
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