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| − | '''Haj Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini''' (1895-1973) was the Grand [[Mufti]] of [[Jerusalem]] | + | '''Haj Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini''' (1895-1973) was the Grand [[Mufti]] of [[Jerusalem]] during the early 20th century and during [[World War II]]. |
| − | An outspoken [[anti-Semitism|anti-Semite]], he had a very close friendship with [[Adolf Hitler]] and visited | + | 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. | [[Yasser Arafat]] was a distant cousin of his. | ||
Revision as of 00:37, October 16, 2013
Haj Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini (1895-1973) was the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem during the early 20th century and during World War II.
An outspoken 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.