Tuesday, February 6, 8:00 PM EDT
While the US & Israel flagrantly violate the UN Genocide Convention to commit mass murder and starve 2.3 million people in Gaza, the Ansar Alla movement in Yemen blockades Red Sea shipments to Israel to uphold its treaty obligation to prevent further genocide.
For this, the Biden administration–in an illegal circumvention of Congress-has bombed over 60 targets in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, sending two aircraft carrier battle groups, guided missile destroyers, submarines and warplanes to the region.
Despite the US strikes, Yemenis say the blockade will continue in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Join CODEPINK Congress for Yemen Explained as we learn about Yemen, one of the most impoverished countries in the world under constant US assault.
Featured Guests:
Shireen Al-Adeimi is an assistant professor of education at Michigan State University. Since 2015, she has played an active role in raising awareness about the Saudi-led war on her country of birth, Yemen, and works to encourage political action to end U.S. support. She is a non-resident fellow at Quincy Institute.
Aisha Jumaan, Founder and President, Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation. Dr. Jumaan earned her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC., her Masters in Public Health from Emory University, Atlanta, GA, and her BA in Biology from Mills College, Oakland, CA. Dr Jumaan has over 30 years of experience in public health, including work in Yemen with UN agencies.