Gérald Darmanin is accusing the Al-Ittihad star of having a relationship with a group called Muslim Brotherhood
Benzema during an Al-Ittihad gameEFE
French footballer Karim Benzema recently got transferred to Arabian side Al-Ittihad after a long career at Real Madrid, he recently expressed his support for Palestine in their conflict with Israel. Amid this support, the star forward has received criticism from all over the place but France is where he is getting serious accusations from. Interior Ministry head, Gerald Darmanin is accusing Benzema of having ties with a terrorist group called the Muslim Brotherhood.
“Mister Karim Benzema has notorious ties, as we all know, with the Muslim Brotherhood,” said Darmanin on the CNews Network.
In a recent Instagram post, Karim Benzema issued his support and demand for all bombings to stop in the Gaza Strip, defending children and women from any harm. He wrote: “All our prayers go out for all the Gaza inhabitants who are once more victims of unfair bombings that don’t forgive women or children.”
Who are the Muslim Brotherhood group?
The Muslim Brotherhood was born in Egypt during the year of 1928 in Ismalia, North East of Cairo. It was a group founded by Sheik Hassan Al-Banna. Considered a reformist organization of the Suni leadership that set themselves two specific goals: to free the country from British oppression and take the power in Egypt in order to fill it back with Islamic values. This information was first shared by Le Monde.
The Brotherhood became popular organizing charitable and social activities for the working and middle class. This program allowed religion to have a privileged place thanks to an education-based popular movement that was destined to guarantee Islam’s regeneration. A key investment in the eyes of Hassan Al-Banna, who was the main leader of this organization.
