Jordanian government: 'The MB are trying to escalate!'

"... Government spokesman Samih Maaitah, who left the Islamists’ ranks and joined the Jordanian regime several years ago, asked, “How can the Brotherhood demand that the constitution be amended, yet not take part in the upcoming electoral process, which they have announced they will boycott?”Maaitah told Al-Hayat that “every party has the right to put forward programs and plans according to the law, but the Brotherhood is trying to control the government by refraining from participating and then trying to appeal to the public.”
He noted that the state had “delivered very clear messages to the Brotherhood," saying, "We told them to come and take part in the decision making and change process within the government. However, they responded by appealing to the public and preparing for a 500,000-man demonstration, in a clear effort to escalate the situation.”
Despite the state's and the Brotherhood's skepticism of one another, sources close to decision-making circles have said that dialogue is still open between the two parties. The sources added that King Abdullah II did not meet with Islamists in person to dissuade them from carrying on with their decision to boycott.
Rasheid said that “all possibilities are open, and we are not ruling out the possibility of a royal initiative that would prevent the country from going to hell.”...."