Ansarullah Leader: Normalization with ‘Israel’ Contradicts Islamic Teachings

By Staff, Agencies

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah revolutionary movement vehemently condemned attempts by a number of Arab countries and Gulf kingdoms to normalize diplomatic relations with the Zionist regime, stressing that such efforts are in blatant contradiction to teachings of Islam.

Delivering a live televised speech from the Yemeni capital Sana’a on Sunday afternoon, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badreddine al-Houthi said, “The ‘Israeli’ regime is a partner to the ongoing military aggression against Yemen. Their hostility toward Yemen is intensely reflected in their media reports. The administration of [Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu is complicit in this onslaught.”

He added, “The scandalous Warsaw Conference was, in fact, a declaration of normalization and partnership with ‘Israel’.”

“There can be no normalization and relations with the ‘Israeli’ enemy unless at the expense of the Palestinian cause and recognition of [the ‘Israeli’] occupation.”

Sayyed al-Houthi further pointed out that normalization of relations with ‘Israel’ will pave the way for Americans and ‘Israelis’ to advance their projects in the Middle East.

“Occupation of any part of the Muslim world is a bid to target Muslims. Normalization of ties with the ‘Israeli’ enemy amounts to opposition to all those who are at odds with the Tel Aviv regime. Such normalization runs contrary to the teachings of Islam,” Sayyed al-Houthi highlighted.

His remarks came amid reports denoting that ‘Israel’ and several Arab states have had secret contacts for years, and the two sides have stepped up their attempts to bring their clandestine relations out in the open.

The ‘Israeli’ regime recently re-launched a “virtual embassy” in a bid to “promote dialogue” with the Gulf Arab states.