The following is from the Anti-Defamation League. ADL, which monitors and combats anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred, is one of the 32 agencies and programs funded by The Birmingham Jewish Federation Annual Campaign.

With the Muslim Brotherhood playing a significant role in the post-Mubarak transition in Egypt, ADL is raising concerns about how their evolving leadership might emerge and impact Egypt's outlook and relations with Israel, given the group's open antagonism toward Israel and the Jewish people.

A new ADL report, "Brotherhood of Hate," issued this week, takes an in-depth look at the "troubling, pervasive and virulent" anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric of the Muslim Brotherhood, which, despite its vow of promoting peaceful co-existence and stability for Egyptians internally, continues to express open hostility toward the Jewish state.

Capitalizing on their newfound freedom in post-revolutionary Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood leaders have publicly voiced opposition to both the existence of Israel and to the 1979 Camp David accord, the peace treaty that has provided the basis for regional stability for more than three decades. Their rhetoric has only been amplified since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.

"TROUBLING, PERVASIVE"

"It is scary to think what might become of regional stability and Egyptian society when you look at the Muslim Brotherhood's troubling, pervasive and virulent statements about Jews and Israel," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director.

"Despite all the different analyses circulating about the dynamics in Egypt and the potential role of the Muslim Brotherhood, not enough attention has been paid to the Brotherhood's continued hostility toward Israel and the peace treaty," Foxman said.

"While much of this hostility is not new, it takes on far greater meaning in the evolving Egypt. Whether the Muslim Brotherhood gains a prominent place in a new government or exerts influence through its rhetoric, its attitudes toward the Jewish State will affect Egyptian policies and behavior. Never was this more clear than in the recent attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo, an attack justified by the Brotherhood."

ADL's report focuses on how Egypt's newfound freedoms have enabled the Muslim Brotherhood to publicly promote conspiratorial claims against Israel and Jews while expressing support for terrorist groups committed to Israel's destruction. In addition to public statements by its leadership, the Brotherhood's media arm has increasingly served as a platform for such sentiment.

Above photo is of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammad Badie, who continues to express open hostility toward Israel.