Yemen’s Foreign Ministry, under the Sanaa government, has sharply criticised the outcomes of the recent emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, branding them “disappointing” and insufficient given the gravity of the crisis in Gaza. The statement, issued on September 16, said that Arab and Islamic leaders had missed an opportunity to take strong, practical action to stop what Yemen describes as Israel’s aggression and siege of Gaza, instead issuing condemnations and symbolic denunciations.
The Yemeni MFA pointed out that ordinary citizens and displaced Palestinians had hoped for measures beyond rhetoric—such as severing diplomatic and commercial relations with Israel (“the Zionist entity,” in Yemen’s term), implementing a full boycott, breaking the siege on Gaza, and materially supporting the steadfastness of the Palestinian people. Yemen argued that the failure of Arab and Islamic summits to adopt resolute decisions only emboldens Israel to continue operations, including those it describes as “extermination” of Palestinians.
While praising countries like Malaysia and Pakistan for advancing more concrete proposals at Doha, the Yemeni statement reiterated its own position: that real support for Palestinians can only come through “field action” and uncompromising political stances, rather than what it sees as weak or symbolic gestures. Yemen affirmed its commitment to backing Palestinians by “all available means,” insisting that their rights will only be restored via stronger, practical policies and not merely with declarations.
