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For The Record - The IPT Blog
“HAMAS reaffirms ties to the Muslim Brotherhood”
by IPT News • Jan 28, 2010 at 11:25 am
SNIPPET: “In the report made public on January 22nd, authors Fathia al Dakhakhani and Tariq Salah illuminated the extent of the bond between the Brotherhood and Hamas, noting that “the leader of the de facto Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniyeh, proffered allegiance to the new Guide of the Brotherhood, Doctor Mohamed Badei…” What is lost in translation, however, is the significance of this pledge of allegiance, or bay’ah in its original Arabic.
Unlike loose displays of support so evident in Western culture – where not much is expected or at stake – the concept of bay’ah means much more. As one U.S.-based Muslim cleric has explained here, giving bay’ah is theologically demanded of all Muslims; it represents a declaration of who is the proper leader of Islam.”
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC06.php?CID=1408
“When Yemen Meets Gaza”
By Matthew Levitt
ForeignPolicy.com, January 25, 2010
SNIPPE: “Now, a small number of Yemeni jihadists have reportedly joined others from Syria, Egypt, France, and Belgium to fight a new war on an old battlefront: Gaza.
According to intelligence officials, up to a few dozen foreign fighters have entered Gaza from Yemen and other Middle Eastern and European countries. Some are experienced fighters there to provide training, while others seek to be trained and experience jihad. Some of the Europeans have even reportedly “come with their credit cards” and financed jihadist activities while in Gaza.”
SNIPPET: “Some have argued that the existence of al Qaeda-inspired groups in Gaza means that Hamas is no longer the worst option and that Israel should engage with Hamas without preconditions, lest al Qaeda take over. In fact, the global jihadist groups in Gaza lack grassroots support and are in no position to challenge Hamas’s authority as the governing entity, let alone take over the Gaza Strip. Moreover, Hamas remains at the heart of the problem.
Despite Hamas’s ideological differences with al Qaeda leaders and its violent crackdown on global jihadists in Gaza, its own radicalization has ironically created an ideal springboard for still more extreme radicalization. When one ideologically motivated suicide bomber becomes a role model, all ideologically motivated suicide bombers become role models.”
Note: “Matthew Levitt is a senior fellow and director of The Washington Institute’s Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.”