Palestinian Arab leader struck wartime deal with Nazis

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The Nazis told the leader of the Palestinian Arabs that in return for his help during the Second World War he would have control of Palestine. According to a report released this week by the US National Archives, based on thousands of declassified documents, the Nazis planned to make the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini, overall leader after the British were ousted and the 350,000-strong Jewish population was murdered.

In return for “liberating” Palestine, the report reveals that the Germans paid Sheikh al-Husseini “an absolute fortune” of 50,000 marks a month and tasked him with recruiting Muslims to the SS. It is well-known that Sheikh al-Husseini worked with the Nazis, but after the war he claimed this was because he wanted to avoid being arrested by the British authorities.

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David Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee, said: "The National Archives now has left no doubt about al-Husseini's total collusion with the Nazis. "The documents confirm that while Nazi Germany was exterminating the Jewish people across Europe, an alliance was forged with certain Arab leaders to go after Jews in the British Mandate of Palestine." Mr Harris added: "The depth and intimacy of the relationship between Nazi Germany and the main Palestinian leader of the time…is particularly appalling. “To have absolute proof 65 years later about what the US did in assisting notorious Nazi leaders like Klaus Barbie, Rudolf Mildner and others is sickening and painful."

http://www.thejc.com/news/israel-news/42607/palestinian-arab-leader-struck-wartime-deal-nazis

[PCIntern]

1. something tells me that you're not going to hear

many shouts of outrage here...

imagine the number of posts if the Headline read: "Israeli leaders strike deal with so-and-so for the eradication of Palestinians."

What double standard? :sarcasm:

[RandomThoughts]

2. The Christian teachings say don't accept a kingdom from wrong to do wrong.

So such a thing would be obvious something not to do.

Although I would share soup also. I think that is part of the teachings also.

Lots of people have done wrong in many generations for many people, so figure best to try to do what you think is best.

Side note, label traps in that article.

Would be interesting to hear their interpretations.

[leveymg]

3. So, this is news? Nazis wanted to kill Jews during WWII. US intel helped some Nazis escape.

Some Palestinian figures were opposed to the British and were recruited as stooges of the Nazis.

Gosh, would never have known that . . . thanks Mr. Harris. Revelatory.

[bemildred]

4. Sometime google "zionists nazis" and see what you get.

It's not pretty.

I for one think it is time we let WWII go, it has few lessons for us now, and it's time we stopped re-fighting it.