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[[Image:Mufti And Hitler.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Adolf Hitler]] talking with Grand Mufti Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini]]
[[Image:Mufti And Hitler.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Adolf Hitler]] talking with Grand Mufti Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini]]
'''Haj Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini''' (1895-1973) was the Grand Mufti of [[Jerusalem]] during the early 20th century and during [[World War II]].
'''Haj Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini''' (1895-1973) was the Grand Mufti of [[Jerusalem]] during the early 20th century and during [[World War II]].
== Life ==
In 1929 Al-Husseini began to agitate the Arabs to riot against the Jewish community, distributing leaflets and stirring up anti-Jewish sentiment. Among these were leaflets stating that the Jews were planning to take over the [[al-Aqsa Mosque]].<ref>'''Segev, Tom''' ''One Palestine, Complete'' New York: Metropolitan Books (1999) ISBN 0-8050-4848-0</ref> These tirades led to the [[1929 Hebron massacre]], in which 67 Jews were slaughtered.
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.
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.
[[Yasser Arafat]] was a distant cousin of his. On January 4, 2013, [[Mahmoud Abbas]], spoke glowingly of the legacy of the Godfather of the PLO, the Mufti of Jerusalem.<ref>https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/260526/mufti-hitler-and-palestinians-facts-david-bedein</ref>
== Legacy ==
Terrorist [[Yasser Arafat]] was a distant cousin of him and always revered him as his beloved hero and mentor. In April 1985 Arafat explained he took “immense pride” in being Al-Husseini’s student and emphasized that the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] “is continuing the path” he set.<ref>https://www.firstthings.com/article/2005/08/hitlers-mufti</ref>
On January 4, 2013, President of the so-called [[State of Palestine]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]], spoke glowingly of the legacy of the Godfather of the PLO, the Mufti of Jerusalem.<ref>https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/260526/mufti-hitler-and-palestinians-facts-david-bedein</ref>
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