The recent Jordanian elections saw a significant rise in support for the Islamic Action Front, highlighting the growing influence of political Islam and presenting new challenges for Israel.
Jordan's King Abdullah is set to appoint Jafar Hassan as prime minister, following gains by the Islamist opposition in elections.
Throughout the saga of Jamal Khashoggi's murder, one thing that never came up was his beliefs. In short: Yes, Khashoggi advocated for democracy in the Middle East, but of a very specific kind.
Amid low turnout, the Muslim Brotherhood secured its most significant political win in the history of the Hashemite Kingdom.
Jordan's moderate Islamist opposition, led by the IAF, gained seats in parliament due to anger over Israel’s war in Gaza.
"Egyptians live in a kind of duality: on the one hand, they see with open eyes the Muslim Brotherhood growing in the Gaza Strip, and on the other hand, they want to harm Israel," says Eli Dekel.
Imam Asad Zaman pledged his support to Palestinians after October 7 and has previously promoted a Neo-Nazi propaganda film expressing support for Hitler.
‘This is a classical Muslim Brotherhood method, and Hamas is Muslim Brotherhood, period,’ says Ran Ichay from the Jerusalem Center for Applied Policy (J-CAP).
What started as China’s appeasement of Muslim organizations has now become a strong alliance with Islamic extremist non-state actors to disrupt democracies and accelerate geopolitical changes.
Al Islah was deemed a terrorist group in the UAE and was disbanded in 2013.
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