Thread by @icsye

#STATEMENT:

In the interest of full public disclosure, we have decided to comment on "reports" that the "Houthis" are oppressing Yemeni jewish communities in a specific area called Kharif District of the Amran Governorate.

The allegations were first exasperated on July 15 by the illegitimate "Yemeni" Embassy in Washington DC, occupied by an "Ambassador" with clear ties to the Yemen-branch of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood. But that is another story.

The "report" was later picked up by a lesser-known Egyptian newspaper, and then later published in Israeli publications like The Jerusalem Post and by the World Jewish Congress. It was a hot topic in Israel, which further proves the ties between them and the Hadi regime.

However, on July 16, The Jerusalem Post published a new article in which they retract their previous story. Turns out that the "Yemeni Embassy" in DC had been lying; There are no jewish community in Kharif district.

Furthermore, the Israeli Foreign Ministry was asked about the reports, and even they, out of all people, admitted that the "report" was a total fabrication and a lie. Other stakeholders with ties to the Yemeni Jewish community also firmly stated that the "report" was fabricated.

Till this day, the "Yemeni Embassy" in DC has refused to delete its fabricated tweets, and they are still online as of July 20th, 2020.

This entire change of events have proven how desperate the so-called "recognized Yemeni government" has become. They are losing.

Of course we take any allegations on minority oppression very seriously, but we also want to make this clear:

We are aware, where these allegations fundamentally come from. We are also aware of the rhetoric used by certain groups that might embolden such allegations.

However, we believe that rhetoric must not be conflated with on-the-ground truths, facts and conduct. The rhetoric, as of today, remains purely rhetorical and is not to be interpreted literally, as stated by multiple Yemeni officials in Sana'a.