Not designating the entire Ikhwan a terrorist org represents a “refined approach”

The Trump administration is wisely designating violent affiliates of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorists, but not the umbrella organization, writes Eli Lake for Bloomberg following its designation of Hamas leader Ismail Haneya, Hasm and Lewa El Thowra as terrorist organizations. Lake notes that those named in Wednesday’s new designation had been directly responsible for deaths in their respective countries as well as those of US citizens. He calls the strategy of avoiding labeling the entire global Ikhwan movement as “a refined” approach. “America must draw a distinction between nonviolent Islamists and those who turn to terror. The designations announced Wednesday are important in this respect. But it's no substitute for a coherent policy on the Muslim Brotherhood,” he concludes.