Yemen’s Houthi militia, aligned with Iran and supporting Palestinians in conflict of Gaza, offering accommodation to students expelled from US universities after staging anti-Israel protests.
In recent days, students on dozens of US campuses have protested Israel’s seven-month war on Gaza by holding demonstrations or pitching tents.
The protesters demanded that the school be divested from companies that support the Israeli government and that President Joe Biden, who defends Israel’s right to defend itself, must do more to stop the massacre in Gaza.
Many schools, including the prestigious Columbia University in New York, called the police to break up the protests.
An official at the Houthi-run University of Sanaa told Reuters: “We are serious about welcoming students from American universities who were fired for supporting the Palestinians.” “We are fighting this war with the Palestinians as hard as we can.”
In a statement, Sana’a University praised the “humanitarian” attitude of the students in the United States and said they wanted to continue their education in Yemen.
The university board issued a statement containing email addresses for students interested in accepting the offer. “University Council condemns suppression of free speech by academics and students of American and European universities,” said statement.
The United States and Britain added Houthi militias to their list of terrorist organizations this year due to ship attacks in and around the Red Sea that have crippled the global economy.
The Houthi proposal to educate American students has drawn abuse from Yemen on social media. A photo of two Westerners chewing the leaves of the popular Yemeni drug Kat has been shared on social media. He described the situation as a fifth-year student at the American University of Sana’a.
