Jonathan Elkhoury

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Since the Houthi terrorists say that Mecca is "occupied" territory, does that mean that they want to "liberate" it or that they are willing to accept a two-state solution? I think the Saudis can (probably) defend themselves, but the Houthis dream of an actual invasion of Hejaz. x.com/MEMRIReports/s…

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There are many innocent, suffering people in Yemen. But it is a strange situation: a stimulant that you can't eat is a major (mostly domestic) cash crop and in Houthi-ruled parts of Yemen, priority is given over to building a war machine instead of helping poor people.

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@sfrantzman They don't, of course. But there are thousands of Yemeni soldiers and fighters arrayed and actively engaged against the Houthis. That SHOULD be the ground element. How much they still are and what they can do going ahead is an open question.

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Here's hoping the Saudis continue to hit the Houthi terrorists hard. And that "someone" helps them do it even more and more effectively and precisely in the coming days. x.com/NotWoofers/sta…

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@u_members @Hilit זה בית כנסת להט״בי, די ברור שזה לא אורתודוקסי

חבר הזמין אותי אתמול לאירוע תפילת יום הכיפורים של בית הכנסת הגאה בניו יורק. פעם ראשונה שאני מגיע לאירועי תפילה של יום כיפור. כמות מטורפת של כמה אלפי אנשים ולהט״בים, תפילה שנמשכה כשלוש שעות. היה מרגש ממש.

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This is a very important point on the Yemen conflict. Somehow the West lazily gives the Houthis agency but then erases this for anti-Houthi Yemenis. x.com/sadeqalwesabi/…

"Washington has explicitly identified reconstruction and commercial contracting [in Lebanon] as potential channels through which Hezbollah-linked networks can generate or divert money." middleeasttransparent.com/whats-hiding-b…

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"While supporters of the Houthis celebrate the group’s military operations and territorial gains, criticism from within Houthi-controlled areas reveals another side of the story, one of economic hardship, deteriorating living conditions, and growing frustration." x.com/BashaReport/st…

The risk around Iran is genuinely high. But social media is increasingly treating the worst-case scenario as if it were already the most likely one. The real indicators are more concrete: confirmed U.S. bomber and tanker movements, evacuation orders, major force-protection

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Gause’s argument rests on a definition of transformation so demanding that almost any real-world change can be dismissed as superficial. Unless Iran’s regime falls, a Palestinian state emerges, and weak Arab states become strong, the Middle East remains essentially unchanged. The x.com/foreignaffairs…

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"Of all the corruption accusations that have plagued Netanyahu over the years, “the charge that his aides doubled as influence agents for Qatar may be the most politically damaging." x.com/NewYorker/stat…

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The "far-right" the bishops seem to have no problem dialoguing with is the Islamic far-right which is allied to the atheist far-left (like LFI). x.com/FBBlackler/sta…

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"Al-Bukhaiti warns Turkey and Pakistan against intervening in support of Saudi Arabia, threatening to strike them with an “iron fist.” He goes further, declaring that just as Houthis are “teaching the Saudis a lesson today,” they will also “teach Turks and Pakistanis manners” if x.com/BashaReport/st…

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"At least 7 Hezbollah-backed cells were dismantled in Syria since July 2025 (22 operatives arrested). This is the game Hezbollah is playing since 2025: saying one thing publicly while operating behind the scenes to destabilize post-Assad transition." x.com/QalaatAlMudiq/…

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So Europeans scared of the rise of the alleged "far-right" are upset with people waving French or Spanish or English flags and yet oddly passive when it comes to the banners of Palestine or Hezbollah or Algeria...

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Much is talked about Hezbollah attacking Israel. But Hezbollah has spend as much or more time over the past year sowing death and destruction inside Syria. x.com/QalaatAlMudiq/…

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@AlexVatanka The supposedly independent "Lebanese daily Al Akhbar" are also Arab proxies working for Iran (for Hezbollah in this case) though.

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"Beijing has publicly called for restraint and dialogue, but its private message went further, asking Tehran to help prevent the conflict from spreading across energy routes important to China." x.com/IranIntl_En/st…

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People like Aoun II and his "advisors" seem intent on burying Lebanon once and for all. If they actually believe that Hezbollah "is right" about anything then they can pick up a rifle and head south. Tragic. x.com/hahussain/stat…