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'''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]]. | ||
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. | + | [[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> |
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[[Category:Anti-Semitism]] | [[Category:Anti-Semitism]] | ||
[[Category:Sunnis]] | [[Category:Sunnis]] | ||
[[Category:Nazis]] | [[Category:Nazis]] | ||
Revision as of 21:01, February 3, 2018
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.
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. On January 4, 2013, Mahmoud Abbas, spoke glowingly of the legacy of the Godfather of the PLO, the Mufti of Jerusalem.[1]