Targeting the Houthis instead of Israel as the first real
test of the Mecca Joint Defense Pact somewhat conflicts with the concept of
Islamic solidarity in which the pact was presented, said Betul Dogan Akkas,
assistant professor of International Relations at Ankara University.
She told Al Jazeera, “The Mecca Defense Pact could be
presented for the first time as a pact to protect the lands of Islam. It was
not presented around Israel’s threat to Gaza or Palestine, although that would
have...
