America confronts Islamist extremism head-on, reinforcing Israel’s fight against terror networks shielded by regional hypocrisy.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Tuesday the designation of three national chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, marking a decisive escalation in Washington’s campaign against Islamist extremism.
The move follows an executive order signed in November 2025 by President Donald Trump, which launched a formal process to dismantle Muslim Brotherhood networks deemed a direct threat to US and allied security interests.
Rubio stated that the Lebanese, Jordanian, and Egyptian branches of the Muslim Brotherhood were targeted as an initial step in a broader, sustained effort. The US State Department designated the Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood as both a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity, alongside its leader Muhammad Fawzi Taqqosh.
Simultaneously, the US Treasury imposed SDGT designations on the Egyptian and Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood chapters for providing material support to Hamas, reinforcing long-standing evidence of ideological and operational links between the Brotherhood and jihadist violence.
Rubio emphasized that these actions represent only the beginning of a comprehensive strategy to strip Muslim Brotherhood chapters of financial resources, operational freedom, and international legitimacy. Sanctions triggered by the designations include asset freezes, funding prohibitions, and severe restrictions on global activities.
The decision aligns closely with Israel’s long-standing warnings that Islamist movements masquerading as political or social organizations function as incubators for terrorism. While many regional and international actors have tolerated or legitimized such groups, the US move underscores a growing recognition that appeasement fuels instability.
For Israel, the designations reaffirm a shared front with Washington against Islamist networks that destabilize the Middle East, undermine sovereign states, and wage ideological war against democracy and Jewish self-determination.
