The September 21 Revolution and Support for Gaza: Sovereignty That Makes History, Subservience That Exposes Regimes

The glorious September 21 Revolution — the uprising that toppled guardianship and founded the new Yemen — was not a passing event but a historic turning point that restored the people’s identity and the freedom of their decision-making, and opened the road to supporting Palestine in an age of subservience and normalization.

From the womb of this blessed revolution came the extraordinary Yemeni stance that amazes the world today with the outbreak of the Zionist aggression on Gaza. Millions of Yemenis take to the squares weekly despite siege and bombardment, chanting for Palestine and affirming that the battle for Gaza is the battle of the whole nation. At the same time, the armed forces strike the enemy’s strongholds at sea and on land—linking words with deeds, slogans with bullets, and loyalty with jihadi action. It is an unprecedented position in the history of the nation, one that would not have existed without the blazing spark of the glorious September 21 Revolution.

The Popular Position — All Yemen Chants for Palestine
Since the start of the aggression on Gaza, the squares of Sanaa, Taiz, Al Hodeidah, Saada and all the liberated governorates have filled with millions in continuous weekly marches — a scene unmatched in any Arab country: millions chanting “Far from us is humiliation,” “Death to America, death to Israel,” declaring that Yemeni blood and spirit stand with Gaza. These crowds were not born of a momentary emotion, but are the result of a revolutionary consciousness formed with the September 21 Revolution, which raised a generation that sees Palestine as a matter of existence and regards confronting America and “Israel” as a religious and moral duty.

Had it not been for this revolution that broke external guardianship and overthrew the regime of servitude, Yemen today would be like the other submissive regimes that fell silent before the massacres—or hurried toward normalization.

The Military Position — The Red Sea Bears Witness to the Defeat of Fleets
Parallel to the popular momentum, the Yemeni army and its naval and missile forces have become a principal actor in the battle for Gaza. Operations targeting vessels bound for the Zionist entity in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea disrupted navigation, thrust the enemy into a crippling economic crisis, and forced global shipping companies to reroute.

These operations did not target Israel alone; they also shattered American and British dominance in one of the world’s most important maritime passages. Yemen has proven that it can impose new rules of engagement, and that the liberation of Palestine is not confined to the borders of Gaza but extends across every geography traversed by colonial supply lines.

The Political Position — Independence of Decision and the Will of the Nation
Yemeni politics after September 21 is no longer tethered to the U.S. embassy or to the orders of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. Yemen has reclaimed its political independence, and its voice in international forums is now a free voice expressing the conscience of the nation. Sanaa today neither appeases nor bargains over Palestine; it places Palestine at the forefront of its political and media priorities.

This steadfast position has not been shaken by siege, aggression, or international threats; it has grown stronger and firmer. The secret is that Yemen now possesses its independent national decision, and has become an integral part of the axis of resistance alongside Tehran, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut and Gaza.

The September 21 Revolution — The Real Root of Yemen’s Stance
Had there been no September 21 Revolution, there would not be this honorable Yemeni stance. Previous regimes were fully subservient to Washington and Riyadh and could do nothing but follow, remain silent, or conspire with the enemy. Today the scene has changed completely: the people have their voice, the army has its weapons, and the leadership has its sovereign decision.

Thanks to this revolution, Yemen has become a living model of freedom and sovereignty, a practical example that when peoples liberate themselves they can support the causes of the nation and change the course of history.

Yemen and the Paradox of Arab Subservience
While Yemen stands today proudly with Palestine, confronting the aggression with both word and deed, we see Arab regimes rushing to normalize relations; their capitals have opened to Zionist delegations at a time when Gaza is being bombed and entire families are being exterminated. The difference is stark: besieged and attacked Yemen fights on sea and land and its people rally by the millions to support Gaza, while wealthy states with resources and capabilities line up with Washington and Tel Aviv and cloak the enemy’s crimes in silence and complicity. This historic paradox reveals that independence and sovereignty are the primary condition for supporting Palestine, and that the September 21 Revolution granted Yemenis this honorable stance, while other regimes lost their compass under the yoke of guardianship and domination.

Yemen — The Vanguard of the Nation’s Battle
Today Yemen is not merely a country in solidarity with Gaza; it is the spearhead in confronting America and Israel — a political, military and popular force that has shifted the balance of conflict. America and Britain have been defeated at sea, and the Zionist enemy has been thrown into confusion on land, sea and air — all thanks to the September 21 Revolution, which achieved what other peoples and regimes could not accomplish for decades.

The Yemeni stance in support of Gaza is not a passing event but the start of a new phase that restores the nation’s dignity and confirms that Palestine will be liberated so long as there are free peoples in the nation who have broken the chains of colonialism and raised the banner of jihad and resistance.