How an Emirati-Israeli Plan Endangers Yemen’s Future
A former Yemeni minister spoke about the dangers of a joint Emirati-Israeli project targeting Yemen’s present and future, calling for Yemeni national unity to thwart Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv’s conspiracies against the country.
Saleh Al-Jabwani, former Yemeni Minister of Transport and a leader in the “Shabwa National Council,” stated that the UAE’s project in the region is essentially an Israeli project. He expressed his disappointment that Yemen, a land of great conquests and history, has fallen captive to this scheme.
Al-Jabwani asserted that the Emirati project in the region, which is fundamentally an Israeli agenda, is in significant decline on the ground, pointing to recent regional developments.
He explained, “The Sudanese army is on the verge of victory over Hemedti’s militias (Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo), Haftar (Khalifa Haftar in Libya) is stagnant in Benghazi, and if not for occasional Russian support, he would have collapsed long ago.”
He continued, “The same applies to the deposed Syrian leader, who in his final years sought refuge in Bin Zayed’s embrace, hoping it would save his regime from falling. Instead, it led to his downfall when the Russians withdrew their support.”
Al-Jabwani added, “Even in besieged and devastated Gaza, the UAE’s project—through the dubious support provided by Bin Zayed to serve Israel—failed. The resistance persevered until it forced Israel to agree to a ceasefire and a prisoner exchange as equals.”
The former transport minister emphasized that the Emirati project has only succeeded and advanced in Yemen. He explained that the UAE exploited a regionalist faction, recruiting its members into an army that not only took control of most southern provinces but also seized leadership of Yemen’s legitimate government itself, due to the corruption, cowardice, and opportunism of the Yemeni elite.
Regretfully, he added, “Yemen, the land of conquests, great history, and glorious revolutions, has become a prisoner whose fate is controlled by the servants of the Emirati-Israeli project.”
He went on to say, “It is truly sad and painful, as if Yemen’s men have disappeared, leaving behind only those who are subjugated.”
The former Yemeni official revealed that in his meetings with numerous Yemeni political leaders and even foreign ambassadors—including his last discussion with the U.S. ambassador in Amman months ago—one question is always raised: “What is the solution?”
Answering this, he said, “Neither the Presidential Leadership Council, nor the government, nor Saudi Arabia, nor even the U.S. itself can resolve the ongoing crisis unless balance is restored in the southern political arena.” He stressed that “without this balance, the UAE-backed regionalist faction will not only control the south but will determine the fate of all Yemen, which is currently being fragmented in preparation for division.”
He concluded, “Today, we lament the loss of the state. If we do not act, tomorrow we will lose Yemen itself.”
