Peloni: Jordanian writer calls for the complete outlawing of the Muslim Brotherhood across the entire Middle East. Why is it that this is not being echoed in Washington?
Jafaj | Sept 14, 2026
JAFAJ Special Report
A Palestinian-Jordanian writer has issued an unusually forceful public call for Middle Eastern governments to outlaw Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, arguing that both movements should face comprehensive legislation comparable to the laws used to eradicate Nazism in post-war Europe.
Hamid Qarman is a Jordanian national of Palestinian heritage residing in Amman and a frequent traveller to the West Bank. In an article published by Jusoor News, he argued that the October 7 attack marked a decisive turning point, exposing what he described as Hamas’s destructive political and military approach and its ideological connection to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Qarman accused the two movements of gambling with the lives and futures of ordinary people while serving ideological and regional agendas that transcend national borders. He maintained that neither movement offers a genuine project for building states, protecting citizens or advancing Palestinian interests.
The writer called for Hamas to be stripped of any political or legal protection throughout the Middle East. He urged governments to outlaw its activities, prosecute its leaders and dismantle its financial and organizational networks.
According to Qarman, banning Hamas should be the first step toward a broader regional prohibition of the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliated organizations. He rejected attempts to separate Hamas from the Brotherhood, describing the Palestinian movement as an inseparable extension of the organization from which it emerged
The article also called for strict monitoring of financial transfers, charitable organizations and online networks suspected of supporting Hamas or Brotherhood-linked activities. Qarman argued that cutting off these channels would be essential to preventing the movements from reorganizing under new political, religious or charitable identities.
Most strikingly, Qarman compared his proposed legal measures with the legislation introduced in Germany and Austria following the Second World War. Those laws prohibited Nazi organizations, symbols and propaganda and allowed authorities to prosecute attempts to revive the ideology.
Qarman argued that Middle Eastern governments should adopt a similarly comprehensive legal framework against Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, including restrictions on their symbols, publications, political activities, fundraising operations and affiliated institutions.
His intervention is significant because it comes from a Palestinian-Jordanian voice familiar with conditions in both Amman and the West Bank, openly challenging Hamas at a time when public criticism of the movement can carry serious political and personal consequences.
It also reflects a growing debate among Palestinians and other Arabs over the enormous price civilians have paid for decisions made by armed ideological organizations claiming to act on their behalf.
The article’s message is uncompromising: condemnation alone is no longer sufficient. Qarman is calling for a coordinated regional campaign employing legislation, financial controls and judicial action to dismantle Hamas and the wider Muslim Brotherhood network permanently.
Whether governments across the region are prepared to adopt such measures remains uncertain. Nevertheless, the publication of this argument by a Palestinian-Jordanian writer represents a sharp public rejection of Hamas’s claim to speak or act on behalf of all Palestinians.
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