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Effectively Banning the Muslim Brotherhood (w/ Robert Silverman)

Effectively Banning the Muslim Brotherhood (w/ Robert Silverman)

Update: 2025-08-19
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Calls to ban the Muslim Brotherhood have resurfaced in recent years, especially amid its links to Hamas and violent offshoots across the Middle East. Is it a political movement, a terrorist network, or both? How should the U.S. balance democratic principles with the need to confront groups that shift between ballots and bombs? And what tools exist to cut off its funding and influence?

In this episode, Jacob Heilbrunn speaks with Robert Silverman, the editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune. Previously a senior Foreign Service officer, Silverman served in nine overseas assignments, including in Iraq, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Riyadh. From 2013 through 2015, he was the elected president and chairman of the board of the 16,000-member American Foreign Service Association.

Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay

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Effectively Banning the Muslim Brotherhood (w/ Robert Silverman)

Effectively Banning the Muslim Brotherhood (w/ Robert Silverman)