On May 22, 1990, south Yemen (Democratic Republic of Yemen) and north Yemen (Yemen Arab Republic) unified, aftter being separated for about 40 years. In 1994, a war broke out, demanding South Yemen separation as claimed by Saleh's government. Many people were killed as a result of the war but Yemen remained united.
A political movement by the name "Harak" was formed in southern Yemen, demanding South Yemen independence. Harak is accusing northern Yemenis of stealing lands and properties from southern yemenis, which is not true! By generalizing, it's clear indication, Harak movement is following the same philosophy of Saleh's regime. To be fair, the lands, properties, etc. claimed by the Harak to be taken away by northern Yemenis were in fact distributed by Yemen government among high ranking government officials from both northern and southern Yemen. Yemen citizens in general are being depressed by Saleh's regime either in the south/north part of Yemen. The question is, is separation what southern Yemenis want? Fortunately, many southern Yemenis are against separation and for unity!
I was told by a friend of mine from Yafai, which is in southern Yemen, anyone raises South Yemen flag there is considered pro-Saleh. That shows how much southern Yemenis value unity. We all have been mislead by Saleh's regime for many years but our strength remains in our unity. I have said this before, but will say it again "20 years ago, we only unified the land but our revolution unified our hearts and souls!" Basically, Harak movement does not represent the general public in southern Yemen.
Martyrs of freedom from Aden, Sana'a, Abyan, Taiz and other Yemen cities paid their lives for a better tomorrow. Many of the former politicians careless about ordinary citizens rather have hidden agendas and special interests. They never cared about us then, simply served their personal interests. Is it the time now to criticize such people though? Bad move! Once we start pointing fingers at certain individuals, we lose our momentum on our common mission; which is bringing Saleh's regime down!
I kindly ask my fellow Yemenis, please do not let Saleh's goverment divide us again! We all love to see our beloved country, Yemen, prosper. We have many challengs ahead of us, but with our unity, patience and determination we can open a new page in Yemen's history. Let us put our past behind and work together for better tomorrow!
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