Washington consensus
Pro-Israel advocates push the White House to redesignate the Houthis as terrorists, but say it’s also not enough
Washington foreign policy experts say the U.S. will likely need to take military action against the Houthis to deter future attacks
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Huthi military spokesman, Brigadier Yahya Saree, delivers a statement on the recent attacks against two commercial vessels in the Red Sea during a march in solidarity with the people of Gaza in the capital Sanaa on December 15, 2023.
As Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and attempts to target Israel escalate — with growing implications for international shipping and the global economy — there’s growing agreement among pro-Israel advocates in Washington that the Biden...