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Comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany occur frequently in the political discourse of anti-Zionism. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Given the legacy of the Holocaust , the nature of these comparisons, and particularly whether they constitute antisemitism , is a matter of ongoing debate.
Relations between Nazi Germany (1933–1945) and the Arab world ranged from indifference, fear, animosity, and confrontation [1] [2] to collaboration. [3] [4] [5] In terms of confrontation, the Arab intellectual elite was very critical towards Nazism, which was perceived as a totalitarian, racist, antisemitic and imperialist phenomenon.
In 1940, the Nazi-controlled Vichy government issued antisemitic decrees excluding Jews from public functions and imposing the wear of the yellow Star of David. [4] Sultan Mohamed V refused to apply these laws and, as sign of defiance, insisted on inviting all the rabbis of Morocco to the 1941 throne celebrations.
This included Israel's cooperation in not criticizing the "wall of silence" that was constructed around the Nazi period, including the integration of ex-Nazi's into political offices. [1] The controversial thesis of the book is that Germany's material support for the fledging Israeli state was offered in exchange for the whitewashing of its ...
The new pro-Nazi government sought German and Italian support for an Iraqi revolt against British forces in the country. Contact was established with the Axis powers with the help of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Amin al-Husseini , who had been living in Iraq since he had fled imprisonment from Mandatory Palestine shortly before the war.
Iraq remained a co-belligerent state of the Axis Powers and ally of Nazi Germany until it fought against the United Kingdom during the Anglo-Iraqi War in May 1941, which resulted in the downfall of Ali's government, the reoccupation of Iraq by the British Empire and the restoration to power of the Regent of Iraq, Prince 'Abd al-Ilah, who was ...
Relations between East Germany and Israel never materialised. Israel and Germany now maintain a "special relationship" based on shared beliefs, Western values, and a combination of historical perspectives. [2] Among the most important factors in their relations is Nazi Germany's genocide of Jews in Europe during the Holocaust. [3] German ...
In the post-war period, the agreement has sometimes been cited by anti-Zionists, anti-Semites, and critics of Israel (Ken Livingstone, Lyndon LaRouche, Louis Farrakhan, Mark Weber, [28] Joseph Massad, [29] Mahmoud Abbas [30]) as evidence of Nazi support for Zionism [31] or Zionist collaboration with the Nazis.