kingdom after plans were announced for Pope Benedict XVI to visit the country. In 2012, Rohile Gharaibeh, a former senior IAF official, established the Zamzam Initiative, an organization with the stated goal of ending the Brotherhood's "monopoly on Islamic discourse" and promoting a more inclusive, indigenous Islam that does not "alienate the public." However, the Brotherhood's Shura Council responded by prohibiting members from interacting with the new group." In 2015, the IAF was split between reformists and nonreformists, resulting in the party terminating the membership of seven members: Abdul Majeed Thneibat, Qassem Taamneh, Mamdouh Muheisen, Khalil Askar, Ali Tarawneh, Jaber Abul Hija and Mohammad Qaramseh. As a result, they formed the new Muslim Brotherhood Society, who will join the National Initiative for Building. In December 2015, around 400 members resigned from the IAF, including Hamzeh Mansour, a former Secretary-General of the organisation. Ideology The Islamic Action Front is somewhat less radical than Islamist parties in some other countries since 2015. However, they do support violence against the Israeli state and citizens, they have praised those who have killed Israeli soldiers and citizens, and do not support LGBTQ equality, they have actively sought to ban homosexual performers from coming to the country. The IAF's support base is primarily Palestinians residing in Jordan. Most members of IAF are of Palestinian origin. The IAF act as the conservative element in Jordan's Parliament, representing the traditional segment of society. Ibrahim Zeid Keilani, a former Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, served for a long time as the head of the Sharia Ulema Committee of the party. Within the IAF Abu Zant called himself the leader of the most radical section of the party. He had a sizeable group of followers. Electoral results Jordanian Parliament See also List of political parties in Jordan References External links Website Jordanian democracy movements 1992 establishments in Jordan Islamic political parties Muslim Brotherhood Political parties established in 1992 Political parties in Jordan