A two hour program screened on the History Channel on the subject of the links during the 20th Century between the Ba'aath Party in Iraq and Nazi Germany pointed out that the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem at the time - Mohammad Amin al-Husayni - was an active supporter of Hitler's policy of exterminating the Jews. "Kill the Jews wherever you find them—this pleases Allah." is one of his quotes. And in return for Hitler's military support in removing the British from Iraq he promised to ensure oil supplies for the Nazis.
Based in Berlin for much of the time from 1941 to 1945 he was given the rank of SS-Oberführer and after the German invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941 this leading Muslim organised the formations and activities of the 13th Waffen-gebirgs-division der SS "Handschar" which consisted of Bosnian Muslim volunteers who committed numerous atrocities in Yugoslavia.
Hitler was not keen on German involvement in the Middle East and the Arab world generally (no surprises about that!) and left it to Mussolini, until the Italians' military defeats against the British forced German involvement. No doubt Hitler and his cohorts regarded Arab involvement in Aktionen against Jews as useful for their purposes but probably didn't have a high regard for Arabs either.
After the War political expediency intervened in preventing the Grand Mufti being tried for War Crimes - the French wanted peace in their Arab colonies, the British needed oil from Iraq.
The photo shows a meeting between Hitler and al-Husayni in 1941
March 31, 1933, the Mufti already approaches German consul to forge contact with the Nazi regime, congratulates Hitler regime and expresses against democracies;
ReplyDeleteApril and June 1933, two separate approaches that consul to form an Arab Nazi Party, at the time, they are rejected; May 1933, 'Falastin' paper calls Hitler "noble," justifies him on persecuted the Jews; Sep 1933, E. Bendak, editor of Sawt Al Shaab receives instructions from a group of Germans & Arabs on "conducting Nazi propaganda" in Palestine.
He was instrumental in organizing the Arab Fascist Party at Bethlehem, harassing the Jews and in Nov., Nazis reveal contacts with Arab riot leaders; pan-arab pan-Muslim leader al-Husseini, his propaganda is spread also at 'Falastin' paper;
had incited massacres in the 1920s against Jews - moslty non-Zionist Jews were butchered; his gangs killed upto 7,000 moderate Arabs and hundreds of Jews in 1936-9;
March 1935, train from Afula to Haifa after an Arab gathering, had swastika drawn with the Nazi phrase;
that year, Arabs in Haifa found Arab Nazi club called 'Red Moon';
1935/6 with Jamal Husseini Tthe Mufti founded Futuwwa - modeled on Hiller-Youth;
had asked Fascist Italy to assist in poisoning Tel Aviv water in 1936;
that year, Arabs in Berlin boycotted Jews; the shout of 'Heil Hitler' became a catchword which rang insolently over all Palestine;
around that time, he neets Nazi banker Francois Genoud, ;
Jan 1937, Istiqlal's Awni Abd al-Hadi: "Arabs Like Nazis";
in that year, German consul in Jerusalem Dohleh: "Palestinian Arabs in all social strata have great sympathies for the new Germany and its Führer…";
1936/7 Mein Kampf translated - a best seller by many Arabs in Palestine;
May 1937, Palestine Arabs celebrated Muhamnad's birthday "Hitler and Duce Cheered";
the Mufti authored an anti-Jewish (interwoven in/as a jihad) booklet, disseminating it Bloudan Sep 1937 conference, before it opened, the Arab Higher Committe 'warned' any Arab county from taking in Jews; in 1939 John Gunther: "The greatest contemporary Arab hero is - Adolf Hitler";
with D. al-Miqdadi, A. Zuaiter, F. Grobba, al-Husseini incited Iraqis 1937-41 before the 'Farhoud' pogrom (instigated also by al-Sabawi, led by fascistic al-Muthanna/Futuwwa and soldiers): mass rape, throwing children into water in front of parents, upto a 1,000 died with cruelty; met Hitler - made a pact;
1940-1, Ahmad Shukeiri would write on these times that 'they' cheered, prayed for Hitler; 1941-5 stayed in Berlin with 60 other Arab-Nazis;
broadcast venom to the Muslim world, including to kill the Jews wherever they are; led/inspired Muslims fighting for Hitler in the SS (also used his 1937 hate booklet to incite them);
toured concentration camps; planned crematoria in Dotan Valley;
interfered against thousands of Jewish children from escaping from Eastern Europe to Palestine;
February 1941 poll showed 88% of Palestine-Arabs suported the Axis;
August 1942 CIA report from Egypt: majority of Palestine-Arabs are anti-Jewish awaiting Rommel;
Dec 21, 1942 letter by Nazi representatives: "Arabs in Palestine were waiting for Hitler to come to Palestine and expel all the Jews";
al-Husseini's "disciples" Ahmad Shukeiri & Issa Nakhleh. Shukeiri helped Hitler / his propaganda during the war;
had justified the Holocaust in 1946 and promoted neo-Nazi group in Nov. 1962 (while citing a NYT 16 Sep. piece. That article talks about their Nazism) before Saudis sacked him fromnl UN post; infamous for his "none of them will suvive" assertion pre Six-Day war. Issa Nakhleh glorified Hitler regime in the 1950s while in Argentina;
had denied the Holocaust in 1972/8 and worked with neo-Nazis throughout 1960-80s.
Many ex-Nazi fighters joined in 1947/8 to help the Arabs against the Jews.
Eichmann himself, assisted in Fedayeen in the 1950s.
Neo-Nazis helped Palestinian terrorists at least in the 1970s/80s.
Mohamed Ali Eltaher (Aboul-Hassan - b. 1896 Nablus) published "Al-Shabab" [The Youth] from February 1937 until April 1939.
ReplyDeleteIn the Oct.26.1938 issue, it states "الله ولي أهل فلسطين الذين لا هتلر لهم ولا أمّة لهم."
"Allah is the guardian of the people of Palestine who have neither Hitler nor a nation for them."
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