The Hamas movement’s links to the Muslim Brotherhood — in more than one country — is still under debate, be it within both movements or among the movements and regimes such as the Palestinian Authority, Egypt or Syria, which have demanded that Hamas give up its links to the Muslim Brotherhood's main branch and to content itself with its Palestinian identity without communicating with the main branch on the political and organizational levels.
Yet, in a recent development, an unprecedented accusation was leveled by Sharaf al-Qudat, head of the Muslim Brotherhood Scholars Council in Jordan, which is the highest religious and legitimate authority within the group that includes legal scholars (different from the Shura Council). Qudat said on Feb. 23 that a secret organization linked to Hamas is leading the group in Jordan.
