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American journalist and politician Jackson Hinkle has arrived in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, marking the first visit of its kind since the start of the Saudi-Emirati-led war against Yemen. His visit comes as part of his participation in the Third International Conference, “Palestine: The Central Cause of the Nation,” which commenced on Saturday evening with broad participation from Yemeni, Arab, Islamic, and international figures.
According to the Saba News Agency, affiliated with the Sana’a government, the four-day conference will discuss 173 research papers and presentations from scholars and activists from Yemen, Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, India, Malaysia, as well as speakers from other foreign countries. The conference’s opening session was attended by former Bolivian Foreign Minister Fernando Mamani, Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar, American activist Jackson Hinkle, along with prominent academic and media figures such as U.S. local council member Christopher Helali, Chinese journalist Maoxia Woling, Lebanese activist Sundus Al-As’ad, and Egyptian filmmaker Mamdouh Atiya. In his speech, Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar described the conference as a “historic epic event,” praising its security and logistical organization while emphasizing the importance of supporting the Palestinian cause against what he called the forces of global arrogance and imperialism.
The research presented at the conference is divided into seven key themes, including the Quranic perspective on the conflict with the Zionist enemy, Zionist strategies for establishing “Greater Israel” and their ambitions in Yemen, the dangers of normalization and the importance of boycott movements, the strategic dimensions of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation, “Arab Zionists: Origins, Manifestations, and Countermeasures,” the significance and stages of the “Promised Conquest and Sacred Jihad” battle, and the role of American and European university uprisings in exposing the West’s democratic double standards. The conference witnessed a consensus among participants on Yemen’s vital role in supporting the Palestinian cause, with opening speeches commending Sana’a’s steadfastness in resisting international pressures and its rejection of normalization with the Israeli occupation. The conference is being held amid escalating regional tensions and the ongoing “Al-Aqsa Flood” battle, granting it special political and media significance.
