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The Mufti of Jerusalem and the Nazis Amin al-Husaini is undeniably one of the key figures of the 20th century. He was the religious head of the Palestinian Muslims for 16 years, their political leader for 30 years, and, for a time, he was the most important representative of the Arab world. Author Klaus Gensicke examines the time that Amin al-Husaini spent in Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1945. He looks at what the Mufti was hoping to ga Full description
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It is to be desired that politicians and journalists read this book, in which, based on German primary source files, Klaus Gensicke proves that Haj Muhammad Amin al-Husaini, Mufti of Jerusalem since 1921, participated in the murder of European Jews and his anti-Semitism contributed to the outbreak of the futile war against Israel in 1948. --Karl Pfeifer
The study is well documented, clearly written and adds much hitherto unknown information on the Mufti's close collaboration with Fascist Italy and especially Nazi Germany. --Jewish Book World
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The study is well documented, clearly written and adds much hitherto unknown information on the Mufti's close collaboration with Fascist Italy and especially Nazi Germany. --Jewish Book World
Klaus Gensicke is a political scientist. He lives in Berlin and has long been engaged in the subjects of National Socialism and the Middle East. At present he is reviewing alternative strategies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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- PublisherVallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0853038449
- ISBN 13 9780853038443
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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