Dr. Daniele Ganser: The illegal war by Saudi Arabia against Yemen 2015 (Offenbach 2.4.2019)(english subtitles)

The Swiss historian and peace researcher Dr. Daniele Ganser spoke on April 2, 2019 in Offenbach about the attack of Saudi Arabia on Yemen in 2015, which he classifies as illegal. Ganser relies on the UN prohibition of violence, which clearly prohibits wars since 1945 and states: All UN members refrain from any threat or use of force in their international relations. In his presentation, Ganser shows that Saudi Arabia attacked the neighboring country of Yemen on March 26, 2015, and that US President Obama supported the attack. The Saudi ambassador in Washington, Adel al-Jubeir, had informed Washington before the attack on Yemen. After the outbreak of war, American Army helicopters off the coast of Yemen rescued Saudi fighter pilots from the sea. The pilots had ejected from their American F-15 jet using an ejection seat. King Salman thanked President Barack Obama for the support. Repeatedly, the US Air Force assisted in refueling Saudi fighter jets in the air. The US defense contractor Boeing benefits from the war. Maintenance and repair of Saudi Arabia's F-15 fighter jets are carried out by US specialists. Kamel Jendoubi of the UN explained that Saudi Arabia was acting brutally towards civilians in Yemen. Saudi airstrikes targeted wedding and funeral parties, markets, ships with civilians on board, and medical facilities. Killing civilians is a war crime. The Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who lived in the US and criticized the war in Yemen, was murdered on October 2, 2018, in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Newspapers reported that a hit squad from Saudi Arabia, on behalf of Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS), murdered the journalist Khashoggi. In his closing words, Daniele Ganser calls for respect for the UN prohibition of violence and emphasizes that the human family should not be divided by nationality, skin color, or religion.