Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan Refuses to Condemn the Islamic State for Killing Jordanian Pilot

(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Yoni Ben Menachem - Despite a show of unity in Jordan following the execution by fire of pilot Muath Al-Kasasbeh, and a call to arms to avenge the killing, the Muslim Brotherhood is unwilling to join the Hashemite Kingdom in an anti-IS coalition. The Brotherhood's leader in Jordan, Sheikh Hammam Said, claimed on Feb. 5 that "Jordan should not be part of a coalition run by the United States."


2015-02-10 00:00:00

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