The Muslim Brotherhood is extraordinary deceptive in its modus operandi as it runs rings around Western leaders, but here it speaks with unusual openness about its agenda regarding Israel.
Although there are those who believe that “Trump’s peace deals mean the anti-Israel boycott movement is dead,” as reported by the New York Post, such optimism may be premature. Hamas, which aims to destroy Israel, is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood has common goals with Iran and Turkey, both of which pose a threat to Israel and to the larger region. Turkey and Qatar have also formed a pact to build Muslim Brotherhood interests in Libya, even funding Muslim Brotherhood militias there. The Muslim Brotherhood is clearly growing in confidence as its influence increases:
Speaking at the conference, Ibrahim Mounir, the deputy general guide of the organization, said the Muslim Brotherhood had experienced several blows but recovered each time.
“Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood holds online conference,” Anadolu Agency, December 17, 2020:
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood organized a virtual conference Wednesday to clarify its ideas, thoughts and approaches.
The conference, which was attended by prominent Muslim scholars and top leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, was entitled “The Muslim Brotherhood…facts and thoughts.”
Speaking at the conference, Ibrahim Mounir, the deputy general guide of the organization, said the Muslim Brotherhood had experienced several blows but recovered each time.
Yasin Aktay, the advisor to Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party, said the organization has made enlightened contributions to introduce Islamic thought, especially thoughts related to the concept of freedom.
The deputy head of the Islamic movement in Israel, Kamal al-Khatib, said the Muslim Brotherhood is “the hard core in confronting the Zionist project (Israel)” in Palestine.
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, which was founded in 1928, was outlawed several times by successive rulers of Egypt…
Michael Copeland says
“made enlightened contributions to introduce Islamic thought, especially thoughts related to the concept of freedom.”
Hmmm.
Was he thinking of the placard “Freedom Go To Hell!”?
ElderlyZionist says
Who is that a photo of? I see a Lebanese flag in the background, men and women sitting together around a table, all wearing business suits, the women with their hair uncovered. That doesn’t look like a Muslim Brotherhood meeting to me.
Tony N says
Wrong photo! The Christian president of Lebanon has nothing to do with the text.