Israel Matzav

Inspector Tamim gets one right

I'm sure that many of you remember Inspector Tamim from Dubai. Tamim regularly warns about the Muslim Brotherhood trying to undermine the governments of the Gulf state countries. Now, his warnings are becoming increasingly urgent.

"The Brotherhood as a ruling party in Egypt has no right to interfere with other countries. They are no longer a political party and should respect the independence of other countries," Khalfan told Reuters in an interview this week.

He reiterated charges that Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood was linked to an alleged plot to topple the UAE government, saying the group's ultimate goal was Islamist rule in all Gulf states.

Khalfan, who has often railed against the Brotherhood on his Twitter account, is one of only a few UAE officials to speak publicly about politics.

While he says his tweets are personal views, diplomats say they reflect concerns among the UAE ruling elite about the regional popularity of Islamists and the possibility that the West will engage with them.

Khalfan complained that the West "sympathies, adopts and supports" the Brotherhood, saying he did not understand why.

We westerners don't understand why either.

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Labels: Dubai, Gulf states, Inspector Tamim, Muslim Brotherhood, United Arab Emirates

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:55 PM