Muslim Brotherhood

Trump targets Muslim Brotherhood chapters: Can Qatar's influence be ignored? - analysis

A new Trump order to target Muslim Brotherhood chapters revives Washington’s designation fight and raises fresh questions about Qatar’s influence and US advocacy groups.

|ByDR. ARIEL ADMONI
Protesters with Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to call for an immediate permanent ceasefire, in Washington, US, November 28, 2023.
Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 3, 2024. Trump, 77, is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, M

As US moves against the Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East pays close attention - analysis

Regional governments are responding cautiously to Washington’s move against the Muslim Brotherhood, as concerns grow over its effect on regional balance and influence.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Abdul Hamid Thunaibat of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, speaks as he addresses people gathered to pay condolences after the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri, at the headquarters of Jordan's Islamic Action Front, in Amman, Jordan January 3, 2024

US's Muslim Brotherhood ban could cripple global Islamist networks, says expert - interview

"If you ban the ideology, it's like suffocating, it's like cutting oxygen from all the factions that are aligning with this ideology or working within the ecosystem," said Dalia Ziada

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One en route to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to attend a world leaders’ summit on ending the Israel-Hamas War, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ben-Gurion Airport, October 13.

Trump signs order to advance labeling Muslim Brotherhood as terrorists

"President Trump is confronting the Muslim Brotherhood’s transnational network, which fuels terrorism and destabilization campaigns against US interests and allies in the Middle East,"

|ByREUTERS

Donald Trump to designate Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organization - report

According to Just the News, Trump had been planning the move since his first term as president.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
US President Donald Trump looks on as he walks to board Marine One to depart for Joint Base Andrews, from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 22, 2025

The conflicts in the Middle East were always inevitable - opinion

History teaches us that whenever a vacuum of power is left unfilled, extremist groups rush to occupy it.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025BySALEM ALKETBI
NAMES OF VICTIMS are projected in Paris earlier this month, a decade since the attacks of November 13, 2015 in which 130 civilians were killed.

Texas governor designates CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood criminal, terrorist groups

Texas Governor Greg Abbott labeled the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR terrorist and criminal groups, citing alleged Hamas ties and national security concerns.

NOVEMBER 18, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference to address the plan to deal with a New World screwworm problem, in Austin, Texas, US, August 15, 2025.

Muslim Brotherhood stole half a billion dollars from Gaza donations, Arab sources reveal

While Farghali noted that it is typical of the Muslim Brotherhood to “exploit Gaza and Palestine for money.”

NOVEMBER 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A photograph shows a displacement camp in Gaza City on November 14, 2025.

America’s Middle East commitments must come with clear reciprocity - opinion

If Trump’s goal is lasting stability, he must address his longstanding blind spot toward the Islamist leaderships of Qatar and Turkey.

NOVEMBER 17, 2025ByERIC R. MANDEL
A SYRIAN flag is displayed outside the White House after the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa last week. November is shaping up as a holiday season for Arab governments, says the writer.

UAE concerned over influence of Turkish, Qatari 'Hamas-enablers' in Gaza plan

'The UAE has not yet seen a clear framework for the stabilization force, and under such circumstances, it is unlikely to participate,' said Anwar Gargash, the UAE Presidential Advisor.

NOVEMBER 12, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Turkish charities operating in the southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2025

Trump’s Middle East blind spots: Wishful thinking on jihadists, Muslim Brotherhood - opinion

Until Washington recognizes that ideology, not economics, drives the Middle East, its diplomacy will remain blind to the forces shaping the region.

NOVEMBER 12, 2025ByPESACH WOLICKI
SYRIA’S PRESIDENT Ahmed al-Sharaa greets supporters after meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on November 10, 2025.

Israel won its war against Hamas, but now it needs to win the war of public opinion - opinion

Israel's dated PR strategy has allowed the Muslim Brotherhood to spread Hamas propaganda - Can Israel adapt to fight in the new social media wars?

NOVEMBER 7, 2025BySUZAN QUITAZ
A protester holds a sign during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Manchester, Britain, October 4, 2025

Why Sudan's General al-Burhan of Sudan is a growing threat to Israel - opinion

By aligning with Iran, Hezbollah, and the Muslim Brotherhood, and defying every American and Arab appeal for peace Sudan’s ruler has turned his country into a new front against Israel.

NOVEMBER 5, 2025ByNATALIA CUADROS
A displaced woman rests in Tawila, in the country's war-torn western Darfur region, on October 28, 2025, after fleeing El-Fasher following the city's fall to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The Shi’ite Crescent has collapsed, and neo-Ottomanism has risen - opinion

Even as Hamas is crumbling in Gaza, it may well be reborn in new forms, sustained by the Brotherhood network.

NOVEMBER 4, 2025ByBEN AVRAHAMI
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani preside as binational pacts and memoranda of understanding are signed last month in Doha. Turkey and Qatar lead the Muslim Brotherhood’s neo-Ottomanism, says the writer.

Turkey's Erdogan seeks to purchase 40 fighter jets from Qatar - report

The deal, facilitated by the UK, is estimated to be worth several billion dollars.

OCTOBER 22, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jet during an air display at the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 18, 2025.