Khaberni - In the Arab sentiment, Yemen has remained over the centuries more than an Arab country in the far south of the Peninsula. It has always been the origin to which the first Arab story returns, from whose mountains tribes emerged shaping Arab history, and from its plains and coasts migrations launched that established an Arab presence in the Peninsula, the Levant, and Iraq. Therefore, it was not strange for Yemen to be described as the origin of Arabs, the source of Arabism, and a repository of endurance and resilience in the spirit of the nation.
In the memory of Arabs, Yemen is a land of ancient civilizations of the Kingdoms of Saba, Himyar, and Ma'in, where Arabs early learned the meaning of statehood, organization, and the ability to build and make history, and from this land, a firm Yemeni identity capable of enduring and persevering in the face of tribulations was formed.
In the pages of history, the name of the Arab king Sayf Ibn Dhi Yazan stands out, who became a symbol of Yemeni and Arab dignity as he faced the Ethiopian occupation of Yemen and managed to break its backbone and restore Yemen's independence, a historic moment that remained in Arab memory as a victory for will and dignity after years of foreign domination.
Sayf Ibn Dhi Yazan, in the Arab imagination, represented the leader who invigorates the spirit of the nation; thus poets lauded him, and Arabs celebrated him in their councils as a symbol of liberating the land and restoring sovereignty, making his name endure in popular memory for many centuries.
When Yemen is mentioned today in the context of major conflicts, the old memory resurfaces anew - despite the difficult circumstances and complex challenges it faces, Yemen still carries within the long spirit of endurance it has been known for throughout history.
When it is said that Yemen might decide to enter the war or carry out long-range operations in complex regional circumstances, this talk transcends the immediate military aspect to carry a significant symbolic meaning - Yemen in the Arab consciousness is an old memory of strength that returns whenever the nation needs to regain confidence in itself.
Therefore, it is said that when Yemen speaks, the Zionist heart trembles not because of the military strength but because of the historical meaning inherent in the name of Yemen itself - a name linked in Arab memory with fortitude and endurance and the Arab's ability to rise anew.
Thus, Yemen, which produced Sayf Ibn Dhi Yazan, is always capable of reminding Arabs of their long history and that dignity is a story from the past and a living value that can return whenever the will and determination are present.
