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Why is there not as much outrage toward Saudi Arabia's campaign in Yemen like there is vis-a-vis Israel's in Gaza?
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The UN has designated the humanitarian crisis in Yemen as the world's worst ongoing humanitarian crisis. During roughly 10 years of fighting and Saudi air/naval blockades, nearly 400,000 people in Yemen have died and millions displaced. The death toll of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (which has lasted about a century) is in the tens of thousands IIRC. Saudi Arabia has caused a much greater degree of human suffering in Yemen than Israel has in Gaza. Saudi aircraft have also attacked school buses full of children and bombed prisons. The Saudis have also denied aid to Yemeni civilians (sound familiar?) and have killed civilians demonstrating against the KSA's presence.

Saudi Arabia's campaign in Yemen is still the story of a larger and wealthier country invading a smaller poorer one and using the justification of fighting armed militants. The fact that the perpetrators of the plight of Yemenis are other Arabs should not make it any more palatable than what is happening in Gaza. Plus, America is still supplying weapons to Saudi Arabia and has recently lifted a ban on offensive arms supplies to the KSA. Arguably, Saudi Arabia is much more important to the global economy than Israel is. Why are there not as many protests worldwide condemning Saudi Arabia's actions in Yemen? Why is there no BDS movement for Saudi Arabia?

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