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To: steve harris who wrote (845369)	3/26/2015 10:02:16 AM
From: D.Austin	1 Recommendation Recommended By joseffy Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575738

Looks like Valerie is out to help revive the ancient empire...the world thanks you Obama....

To: steve harris who wrote (845369)	3/26/2015 1:11:24 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575738

As US lets Yemen fall, Israeli ire pales next to Arab fury [Against USA/Obama] The Times of Israel ^ \| Thursday, March 26, 2015 \| Avi Issacharoff Jerusalem is worried by the Iran-backed Houthi takeover of Aden, but Saudi Arabia is burning with anger, and not at Tehran It’s little surprise the group got Jerusalem’s attention. In almost every demonstration held by Houthis in recent months, the slogans heard may as well have been taken straight out of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran: “Death to America, death to Israel, curse the Jews, victory to Islam.” The Houthi Zaidiyyahs belong to a Shia school of Islamic thought which is distinct from the beliefs held by Shiites in Iran, but they act in accordance with the regime in Tehran, which supplies the Yemenite rebels with advanced equipment that allows them to wage battle on the forces of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. As the rebels have managed to sack much of the port town of Aden, pushing Hadi out of his home Wednesday and sparking Saudi-led airstrikes, the concerns on the Israeli side are clear. Firstly, an Iranian takeover of the strategic Bab el Mandeb Strait and the possibility of a Israeli ships coming under fire with no one officially taking responsibility for such attacks would not bode well for the Jewish state. But aside from the threat of assaults on ships, the Iranian-Houthi takeover of Yemen raises another serious concern for Israel, namely, the potential rising influence of Iran in the region, which will allow the Islamic Republic to improve its position during negotiations on the country’s nuclear program. (Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...