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Hamas wants global caliphate, targets Jordan through Muslim Brotherhood | DAILY POST NIGERIA

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Hamas wants global caliphate, targets Jordan through Muslim Brotherhood | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in this article by Wale Odunsi for The DAILY POST NIGERIA.


A former Israeli intelligence official, Avi Melamed, has said Hamas is seeking expansion into Jordan through the Muslim Brotherhood to fulfil its ambition of a global Islamic caliphate.

Melamed’s comment followed Jordan’s ban on the Muslim Brotherhood after the uncovering of a terror cell accused of planning brutal attacks, marking the second such plot in under a year.

Twelve suspects are facing trial for terrorism-related crimes after Jordanian security forces discovered weapons, explosives, covert missile manufacturing facilities, and training of saboteurs.

Melamed, in his reaction, said Jordan’s move highlights the monarchy’s resolution to ensure that any threat against national security is met with swift and uncompromising action.

He, however, noted that beyond security, a subtler “invisible” red line lies in Jordan’s identity politics, advising the monarchy to carefully balance Bedouin, Palestinian, Islamic, and Western identities.

“The increasing alignment between the Palestinian and Islamist factions, alongside rising Bedouin discontent, poses a serious challenge to the Hashemite rule,” Melamed said in a statement shared with DAILY POST.

The Middle East expert warned that Hamas is rooted in the Muslim Brotherhood and views Jordan as a strategic extension of its vision—a global Islamic caliphate.

Melamed noted that after establishing its Islamic emirate in Gaza, Hamas aims to destroy Israel and eventually expand into Jordan, making the kingdom “a high-value target.”

“The discovery of Hamas’s latest terror cell is a critical warning,” said the analyst, who served as senior Arab affairs adviser to Jerusalem Mayors Teddy Kollek and Ehud Olmert.

Melamed said halting Hamas influence requires dismantling its military infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank, which Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas supports.

“Most Arab leaders, including Jordan’s king, avoid explicitly calling for Hamas’s disarmament—often due to political sensitivities. That reluctance is proving costly,” he added.


Hamas wants global caliphate, targets Jordan through Muslim Brotherhood | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in this article by Wale Odunsi for The DAILY POST NIGERIA.

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Avi Melamed is an expert on current affairs in the Arab & Muslim World and their impact on Israel & the Middle East. A former Israeli Intelligence Official & Senior Official on Arab Affairs, Fluent in Arabic, English, and Hebrew, he has held high-risk Government, Senior Advisory, Intelligence & Counter-Terrorist intelligence positions in Arab cities & communities - often in very sensitive times - on behalf of Israeli Government agencies. He is the Founder & CEO of Inside the Middle East | Intelligence Perspectives - an apolitical non-partisan curriculum using intelligence methodology to examine the Middle East. As an Author, Educator, Expert, and Strategic Intelligence Analyst, Avi provides Intelligence Analysis, Briefings, and Geopolitical Tours to diplomats, Israeli and foreign policymakers, global media outlets, and a wide variety of international businesses, organizations, and private clients on a range of Israel and Middle East Affairs.

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