|
Trending Topics
|
Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/12/AR2006041201897.html
Muslim Brotherhood Aspires to Power in Jordan; Would Cancel Peace Treaty with Israel
(Washington Post) Daniel Williams - Islam as a political force is moving to center stage in Jordan. The path to greater influence and perhaps dominant political power may be through municipal elections this year and balloting for parliament in 2007, independent political observers say. "We not only have the right to participate in elections, but to form a government if we win," said Zaki Saad, leader of the Islamic Action Front. Saad predicted that if his party was to achieve a dominant place in government, Jordan's relations with both the U.S. and Israel would change. Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994. "We reject this treaty," Saad said.