(Jeusalem Center for Public Affairs) Jonathan D. Halevi - A close ideological link exists between the Muslim Brotherhood and al-Qaeda. The two organizations aspire to the similar goal of establishing an Islamic caliphate and imposing Islam over the entire world via jihad. Al-Qaeda sprang from the foundations of the Muslim Brotherhood. Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, started out as Muslim Brotherhood activists. The Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliates in Jordan and the Palestinian territories openly condemn bin Laden's "assassination," disproving the claim that the Muslim Brotherhood is a pragmatic movement. The Islamic movement in Israel, headed by Ra'ed Salah, also condemned "the assassination of the Sheikh and martyr Osama bin Laden."
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