But in a speech to the world zionist congress, mr netanyahu has. The mufti sent hitler 15 drafts of declarations he wanted germany and italy to make concerning the middle east. Netanyahu holocaust remarks condemned bbc news youtube. He was responsible for inciting antisemitic violence during. In 1924, the moslem wakf began shedding doubt on the jewish connection to the western wall, and in 1928 the mufti claimed that the jews were trying to take control of the mosques on the temple mount. The muftis master plan was to establish in the dothan valley, close to shechem, giant crematoriums like auschwitz, into which would be brought the jews of palestine, and the.
View the profiles of professionals named amin husseini on linkedin. Haj amin al husseini the arab population from 19201930 generally reaped the benefits of jewish immigration, and did not oppose the establishment jewish national home. Palestinian leader haj amin al husseini inspecting a muslim ss parade in 1944. In the previous installment of this series, we examined the life of the founder of the movement, hasan albanna. Letter written to grand mufti from himmler uncovered, ynet news, march 30, 2017. Share and reupload if you do reupload, put my channel link in the description. The future arab leader studied religious law at alazhar university in cairo and attended the istanbul school of administration.
Haj amin al husseini was friended with adolf hitler and heinrich himmler who both served the jesuit order, the ss was the revived teutonic knights and designed after the hierarchy in the jesuit order was offered to become a nazi general of the handskar division in bosnia which later moved on to palestine, haj amin al husseini cofunded the plo, yasser arafat got in his footsteps, its. The grand mufti of jerusalem, haj amin alhusseini, has long been accused of antisemitism, pronazi sympathies and possibly worse. Witnesses and survivors claimed that thousands died there, but only 389 bodies have ever been found. Antibritish and antijewish, the mufti was the key nationalist figure among muslims in palestine. The three men were hasan albanna, mohammed amin alhusseini, and sayyid qutb. The middle east forum, middle east quarterly, summer 2015 published on myislam. Bundesarchiv wikimedia commons jta when prime minister benjamin netanyahu blamed haj amin alhusseini, the mufti of jerusalem prior to the establishment of israel, for inspiring hitler to exterminate the jews of europe. This story came to mind with the release thursday of a germanlanguage telegram sent by third reich. Haj amin al husseini, the grand mufti of palestine. Amin al husseini in bagdad with rashid alqailani, leader of pronazi iraqi coup 1941. Alhusseini met with adolf eichmann in palestine in 1937 and subsequently went on the nazi payroll as a nazi agent. Nazi collaborators the grand mufti of jerusalem haj amin. He wanted to persuade them to extend the nazis antijewish program to the arab world.
The nazi connection to islamic terrorism by chuck morse. Hes noted for being one of the prominent leader of palestine, key inspiration for the leaders like gamal abdel nasser, yasser arafat and more quotes. The same material was printed in every temple mount guide from 1922 first edition until 1953. Hajamin elhusseini 18951974, selfproclaimed grand mufti a nonexistent, invented title of jerusalem, was one of the greatest international criminals in the first half of the xx century. When the hearing took place in 1937 the mandate had already continue reading. Eichmann trial sessions 53, 62, 63 and 64 excerpts. He examines the alliance between the mufti of jerusalem haj amin alhusseini. Palestinian grand mufti of jerusalem amin al husseini.
Read more about germany denies free speech on israels crimes. Alhusseini played a pivotal behindthescenes role in instigating a pronazi coup in iraq in 1941 as he urged nazis and pronazi governments in europe to transport jews to death camps, trained pronazi bosnian brigades, and. Amin alhusseini was born around 1897 in jerusalem, the son of the mufti of that city and prominent early opponent of zionism, tahir alhusayni. Usc shoah foundations visual history archive contains over 60,000 key indexing terms. Fuhrer adolf hitler greets mohammed amin alhusseini, the palestinian arab grand mufti of jerusalem, in the reich chancellery in berlin. Under heavy restrictions imposed by the local government, which may not want its buried secrets. Haj amin al husseini was set to enter jerusalem at the head of his aides, the soldiers of the arab legion, which was formed out of muslim soldiers in the german army. Descendants of grand mufti want to build peace center at. In 1921, haj amin alhusseini was appointed grand mufti of jerusalem, and he rallied arab nationalism against nascent zionism. Muslim brotherhood part iii adolph hitlers imam haj. At the same time the grand mufti of jerusalem, hajj amin alhusseini, became hitlers staunch ally and a promoter of the holocaust, with a legacy that feeds radical islam today. In this, the second installment, we turn our attention to a second key figure haj mohammed amin alhusseini. Hajj amin husseinis antisemitic legacyby boris havelthe jerusalem mufti, muhammad hajj amin husseini, leaderof the palestinian arabsfrom the early 1920s to thelate 1940s, is widely knownfor his close collaborationwith the nazis during worldwar ii. The nazis, with the help of an arab cleric, used islamic extremists as.
Mohammed amin alhusseini was a palestinian arab nationalist and muslim leader in mandatory palestine. Haj amin al husseini, the grand mufti of palestine, resides in the house of dr fakhoury in beirut following his flight from palestine. This video shows how powerful and discipline was the waffen ss, and the role they played in the battle of france, along with the wehrmacht under the. A vicious antisemite, he led numerous pogroms against jewish settlers. Amin alhusseini in berlin meets with adolf hitler and is active in the decision to exterminate all jews through the infamous final solution. Edwin black looks at the farhud, a naziarab attempt to completely exterminate the jews of baghdad june 12, 1941. When the nazis heard mohammed amin alhusseini calling for arabs to kill. Ss commander heinrich himmler to grand mufti of jerusalem haj amin alhusseini. A new book accuses haj amin alhusseini, pictured here in 1927, of responsibility for the nazi genocide getty images. No one ever thought that 140,000,000 americans would become the hands of the. Recent news has renewed interest in haj amin alhusseini, the mufti of jerusalem and founder of palestinian nationalism, and has also shined a spotlight on the ties between palestinian nationalism and nazism. Alhusseini was born in jerusalem in 1893, and went on to serve in the ottoman army during world war i. M uhammed amin alhusseini many spelling variations was born in 1893 or 1895, the son of the mufti of jerusalem and member of an esteemed, aristocratic family. Thirteen members of the clan had been mayors of jerusalem between 1864 and 1920.
Hitlers mufti, as many have called him, had a direct hand in some of the darkest moments of the holocaust, the slaughter of tens of thousands of christians, and the formation of some of the most hatefilled generations of modern history. Haj amin alhusseini was set to enter jerusalem at the head of his aides, the soldiers of the arab legion, which was formed out of muslim soldiers in the german army. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Submission of documents camera focuses on one document from the diary of the grand mufti of jerusalem hajj amin alhusseini, who virulently opposed jewish settlement in palestine and became an ally of the nazis concerning the jews of. European jews must not make it to palestine amin al husseini in berlin during wwii. Moti milrod the high court accepted the position of the state who claimed that the petition against the sale of the property, that used to belong to the mufti, was submitted too late by the absentee landlords. In a video from a 1941 meeting between adolf hitler and grad mufti of jerusalem amin al husseini, the leader of the muslim population of palestine is seen saluting to hitler with his infamous salute. After receiving an education in islamic, ottoman, and catholic schools, he went on to serve. Muna husseini, one of the grand mufti haj amin al husseini s 18 grandchildren, who is in israel for a high court hearing, april 1, 2012.
Amin alhusseini 1895 1974 was the president of the supreme muslim council 19221937 when the alharam alsharif temple mount guide was first published in 1924. Who was haj amin alhusseini, the grand mufti of jerusalem. Grand mufti of jerusalem, and played a key role in resistance to zionism. And haj amin alhusseini went to hitler and said, if you expel them, theyll all come here to palestine. Jta when israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu blamed haj amin alhusseini, the mufti of jerusalem prior to the establishment of israel, for inspiring hitler to exterminate the jews of. Palestinian grand mufti of jerusalem amin al husseini doing the nazi salute whilst meeting hitler 1941 we are a non funded organization working to counter antisemitism and bds for over a decade. Caroline sturdy colls, a world leader in the forensic investigation of nazi crime scenes, is chasing clues to an unsolved case. Below is the description for muhammed amin alhusseini, an indexing term that is mentioned in several holocaust survivor testimonies. Benjamin netanyahu blames holocaust on palestinian leader haj. Under the guise of religious activities, he in fact incited and organized violence, including murders, first against the jews in palestine and the. Nazi collaborators the grand mufti amin alhusseini. Haj amin alhusseini, the grand mufti of jerusalem, greeting muslim waffenss volunteers with a nazi salute, november 1943. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Muhammed amin alhusseini was born in 1893 to a powerful and influential family. Libel advocate grand mufti haj amin alhusseini jerusalem center. The grand mufti meets with the fuehrer in means of peace in the struggle against radical zionism. Muna husseini, one of the grand mufti haj amin alhusseinis 18 grandchildren, who is in israel for a high court hearing, april 1, 2012. If this opinion is disagreed with, that proffer the disagreeing opinion. The husseinis were one of the richest and most powerful of all the rivalling clans in the ottoman province known as the judaean part of palestine. During world war ii, alhusseini allied himself and his people with hitler. Appointed mufti of jerusalem by the british in 1921, haj amin alhusseini was the most prominent arab figure in palestine during the mandatory period. The claim that the jews were scheming to destroy the alaksa and build the temple, was started by mufti haj amin alhusseini. In 19 he went to mecca on a pilgrimage, earning the honorary title of haj. Al husseini was born in jerusalem in 1893, and went on to serve in the ottoman army during world war i. Ten things you need to know about the mufti of jerusalem. How the mufti of jerusalem created the permanent problem.
He joined the ottoman turkish army during world war i. Fuhrer adolf hitler greets mohammad amin alhusseini, the. Yet there was one man who attempted to breathe life into a national movement. The grand mufti of jerusalem haj amin alhusseini, a remnant of the ottoman empire permitted to remain in palestine as a religious adviser, was the founding father of the jihad plot to overtake palestine which lead to a war that continues to this day. Media in category amin alhusseini in 1943 the following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. Three activists face a criminal trial for protesting when an israeli politician visited berlin. Video footage shows jerusalem grand mufti doing nazi. The alhusseini clan consisted of wealthy landowners in southern palestine, centered around the district of jerusalem. The mufti in question, haj amin alhusseini, was a notorious antisemite and nazi collaborator, and his legacy can be seen today in pockets of palestinian thought. It is about haj amin alhusseini and an opinion regarding haj amin alhusseini is cited by a reliable scholarly source.
In the 1920s, hajj aminalhusseini was the political and spiritual leader of the palestinian arabs. There are 7 professionals named amin husseini, who use linkedin to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Amin al husseini, the father of arafats fatah, and the muslim brotherhoods hamas. What the mufti said to hitler the arabs were germanys natural friends, haj amin alhusseini told the nazi leader in 1941.
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