Experts argue that the designation could drive a wedge between the United States and legitimate democratic forces in the Middle East.
In a move that could distinguish his foreign policy from that of his predecessors, President Donald Trump announced his plan to label the Muslim Brotherhood, a nearly 100-year-old transnational Islamist movement, as a terrorist organization. This proposal could also have repercussions for America's political relationships throughout the Middle East.
“If the designation were to go through, it could have repercussions not only for pro-Brotherhood countries like Turkey and Qatar, but also Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, Tunisia and many others worldwide—because Brotherhood members are not only active therein, but in some cases serve in government,” H.A. Hellyer, senior nonresident fellow, Atlantic Council and the Royal United Services Institute, London, told Newsweek.
The designation would sanction members of the group and those who do business with it, a move that could implicate millions of people in the Middle East and alienate them from the U.S. Experts have long argued that the Muslim Brotherhood, formed in Egypt in 1928, does not meet the criteria for a terrorist organization. An investigation into the matter by the United Kingdom was dropped due to insufficient evidence to support the claim that the brotherhood engages in terrorism. The group is largely nonviolent, although some former members have left to join terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda.
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