Peloni: This case sends a clear message both about the Jordanian govt’s continued support of the Muslim Brotherhood, but also about Washington’s current interest in altering the power and influence of the Muslim Brotherhood even in Jordan at current. If Trump’s ban is going to have any effect at all, it must address the ability of the Muslim Brotherhood affiliates to avoid accountability by simply changing the names of the affiliations. Otherwise, Trump’s ban will be as ineffectual as the captured Muslim states which are now controlled/controlling the political leaderships which are intended to enforce already existing bans on the Muslim Brotherhood in the region. Relevantly, if the Trump ban does not act to eliminate the Muslim Brotherhood even in the named localities where the ban is applied, it will only serve to insulate the Muslim Brotherhood everywhere, and most importantly, that includes their influence being wielded in America as well.
Jafaj.net | 2026-07-12
- The acquittal of Salem Al-Falahat should be viewed in the broader political context of the Jordanian government’s continued accommodation of the Muslim Brotherhood. Although Al-Falahat is himself associated with the Brotherhood, he attempted to establish a separate political vehicle to compete with the Brotherhood’s established political leadership from within the same ideological camp.
- An East Bank Jordanian widely regarded as loyal to the government, Al-Falahat founded the Partnership and Salvation Party in an effort to challenge the Brotherhood’s dominant political organization. Instead of rewarding a figure considered close to the state, the Jordanian government moved against his party, ultimately dissolving it through the courts and prosecuting him on forgery allegations. The authorities, however, failed to secure a conviction, and he has now been acquitted in a country where the judicial system remains tightly controlled by the government.
- On 12 July 2026, Jordan’s Court of Cassation upheld an earlier Court of Appeal ruling acquitting Salem Al-Falahat, the Secretary General of the dissolved Partnership and Salvation Party, of forgery charges. The case stemmed from complaints filed by individuals who denied signing party membership forms that allegedly bore their signatures.
- The case illustrates that the Jordanian government continues to support the mainstream Muslim Brotherhood organization while suppressing competing Islamist movements that attempt to challenge it from within. The partnership between the Hashemite regime and the Muslim Brotherhood remains close and continues to serve the interests of both sides.
- It is also worth noting that the Jordanian government continues to authorize the Brotherhood’s current political vehicle, the Nation (Ummah) Party, formerly known as the Islamic Action Front Party, despite repeated American demands to dismantle and designate the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan as a terrorist organization.
- President Donald Trump designated the Muslim Brotherhood branches in Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt as terrorist organizations in November 2025. Jordan responded by banning the already defunct Muslim Brotherhood Society, while leaving untouched the Brotherhood Association, which remains operational, and the Islamic Action Front—now operating as the Nation (Ummah) Party—which continues to function legally as the Brotherhood’s political arm.
- The continued legal status of the Nation (Ummah) Party is particularly significant given that Jordan has outlawed or severely restricted most other political parties. The government’s willingness to preserve the Brotherhood’s political infrastructure while acting against rival Islamist initiatives demonstrates that the relationship between the Hashemite regime and the Muslim Brotherhood remains strong despite public claims to the contrary.
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