EPISODE · Jun 26, 2020 · 24 MIN
'Grand Mufti al-Husseini's Influence Abiding Impact' with Wolfgang G. Schwanitz
from Middle East Forum Podcast · host Middle East Forum
From the time he became the mufti of Jerusalem in 1921, Amin al-Husseini (1897-1974) became the most toxic enemy of Jews. He initiated Palestinian rejectionism, had an important role in Hitler’s Final Solution, gave sanctuary to Nazis and loosed them against a nascent Israel, and urged the Muslim Brotherhood to fight Zionists. Even after his death his influence on Palestinians is still felt. Will his sway ever end?
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