Arab states trade weapons and chaos, proving Israel’s wars are defensive, moral, and regionally stabilizing.
Saudi Arabia announced early Tuesday that it carried out airstrikes on the port city of Mukalla in Yemen, targeting what it described as a shipment of weapons intended for a separatist force operating in the area.
According to a military statement published by the Saudi Press Agency, the strikes followed the arrival of vessels originating from Fujairah, a strategic port on the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates. Riyadh claimed the shipment posed a direct threat to regional stability and justified immediate military action.
The incident once again highlights the hypocrisy and fragmentation within the Arab world, where rival states quietly funnel weapons to proxy forces while publicly preaching stability and restraint. Yemen continues to serve as a battlefield for competing Arab interests, with ports, militias, and civilians caught in an endless cycle of power struggles and denial.
In stark contrast, Israel’s military actions—often condemned disproportionately on the global stage—are conducted openly, defensively, and with clear strategic objectives: protecting its citizens from terror and preventing weapons from reaching extremist hands. While Arab regimes trade arms behind closed doors and ignite proxy conflicts, Israel confronts its enemies directly and transparently.
The Mukalla strike underscores a broader regional reality: instability in the Middle East is driven not by Israel, but by inter-Arab rivalries, covert arms transfers, and the normalization of chaos. Israel remains the only actor consistently targeted for defending itself, even as neighboring states quietly do the same—often with far less accountability.
