'''Haj Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini''' (1895-1973) was the Grand [[Mufti]] of [[Jerusalem]] during the early 20th century and during [[World War II]].
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'''Haj Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini''' (1895-1973) was the Grand [[Mufti]] of [[Jerusalem]] from the early 20th century through [[World War II]].
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An outspoken [[anti-Semitism|anti-Semite]], he had a very close friendship with [[Adolf Hitler]] and visited Muslim [[SS]] units, such as the Handschar Brigade. Al-Husseini also supported Hitler's deadly "Final Solution." In 1945, Al-Husseini was captured with many Nazis at Nuremberg and was labeled a war criminal, but he escaped and fled to [[Egypt]], where he lived until his death in 1973.
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An outspoken [[anti-Semitism|anti-Semite]], he had a very close friendship with [[Adolf Hitler]] and visited [[Muslim]] [[SS]] units, such as the Handschar Brigade. Al-Husseini also supported Hitler's deadly [[Holocaust|"Final Solution."]] In 1945, Al-Husseini was captured with many Nazis at Nuremberg and was labeled a war criminal, but he escaped and fled to [[Egypt]], where he lived until his death in 1973.