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Mohammed Amin al-Husseini (Arabic: محمد أمين الحسيني; c. 1897 [a] – 4 July 1974) was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim leader in Mandatory Palestine. [5] Al-Husseini was the scion of the al-Husayni family of Jerusalemite Arab nobles, [6] who trace their origins to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. [7]
[30] al-Husseini turns from Damascus-oriented Pan-Arabism to a specifically Palestinian ideology centered on Jerusalem, which sought to block Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine. The frustration of pan-Arab aspirations lent an Islamic colour to the struggle for independence, and increasing resort to the idea of restoring the land to Dar ...
Nazi Germany also supported the uprising of the Palestinians against the British colonial power with funds and weapons. [5] After the defeat of Germany, al-Husseini fled to Egypt and lost his status as leader of the Palestinian independence movement, but his antisemitic and antizionistic ideas strongly influenced later movements. [4]
Adolf Hitler met with Amin al-Husseini on 28 November 1941. The official German notes of that meeting contain numerous references to combatting Jews both inside and outside Europe. The following excerpts from that meeting are statements from Hitler to al-Husseini: Germany stood for uncompromising war against the Jews.
The work recounts the life of Al-Husseini up to 2015 and was released just after the Charlie Hebdo shooting. [ 1 ] [ 14 ] He was born and raised in Qalqilya , Palestine in a Sunni Muslim family. The book focuses mainly on his journey from faith to atheism . [ 1 ]
Operation Atlas [1] was the code name for an operation carried out by a special commando unit of the Waffen SS which took place in October 1944. It involved five soldiers: three who were previously members of the Templer religious sect in Mandatory Palestine, and two Palestinian Arabs who were close collaborators of the mufti of Jerusalem, Amin al-Husseini.
The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty: The Husaynis, 1700–1948 is a 2010 history book written by Israeli historian Ilan Pappé and published by University of California Press. The book revolves around the Al-Husayni family of Jerusalem, which was a politically influential family in Palestine between the 18th and 20th century.
The authors start their analysis in the nineteenth century, when Germany, seeking colonial expansion, sought to displace British, French, and Russian influence in the Middle East, with little or no success. However Germany developed ties with radical Arab nationalist groups, which survived Germany's defeat in World War I.