Will Ending the Gaza War End the Red Sea Crisis?

Thanks again to DeleteMe for sponsoring today’s video. Sign up at to get started and use my special code SPANIEL to get 20% off! As the shipping crisis in the Red Sea continues, an obvious solution seems to be out there. The Houthis, the group committing the attacks, says that they are a response to Israel’s offensive in Gaza. So end the war there, end the shipping crisis, right? This video examines the logic and two key problems with getting the desired result. First, there is a practical problem that Israel cares more about Gaza than the shipping problems. Second, the Houthis’ deeper incentive is to recruit support for their organization. Ending the war may help reduce the recruitment pool, but it will not completely eliminate it. 0:00 A Simple Solution to the Red Sea Crisis? 1:30 How the Crisis Has Escalated 4:58 The Practical Problem with Getting Israel to End the Crisis 9:57 Internalizing Externalities 14:28 U.S. Public Opinion on Gaza 17:22 The Houthis’ Public Support Temptation 21:28 Resolving the Public Support Problem The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (): By IDF: Media licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (): By IDF: :Netanyahu’ :חייל_מתפלל_בימי_מלחמת_יום_הכיפורים.jpg Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (): By : Media licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (): :