Jordan wants to avoid proxy war. Banning the Muslim Brotherhood just made it harder.

Jordan wants to avoid proxy war. Banning the Muslim Brotherhood just made it harder.

Jordan has heralded itself as a bulwark of peace in the Middle East. But the cost of avoiding a proxy war has sparked a political crisis at home.

Why Jordan is banning the Muslim Brotherhood

Jordan’s government banned the Muslim Brotherhood in late April after the Interior Ministry announced the arrest of 16 group members who were allegedly planning rocket and drone attacks. The Brotherhood denied any involvement in the incident and, in a statement, distanced itself from those arrested, who claimed their efforts were solely aimed at aiding Gaza. Although the accusations against the Islamist group cannot be independently verified, th…

Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood Ban A Turning Point – OpEd

Jordan’s decision to formally ban all activities of the dissolved Muslim Brotherhood marks a watershed moment in the kingdom’s modern political history — a decision that could reverberate well beyond its borders. Announced by Interior Minister Mazen Al-Faraya on Wednesday, the move came on the heels of a shocking revelation: a foiled plot involving the manufacture of rockets by individuals allegedly linked to the group. This development sent sho…