Palestinian Authority Praises Hitler Ally, Accuses Israel of Nazism

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is openly celebrating its historical alliance with Adolf Hitler, according to a report by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW). The PA's official television has lauded Haj Amin al-Husseini, a prominent 20th-century Palestinian leader, for actively seeking Hitler's support during World War II. A narrator on PA TV described al-Husseini as a symbol of the Palestinian struggle, noting his opposition to Jewish aspirations for the Western Wall in 1929 and his subsequent seeking of refuge and support from Hitler in Germany in 1941.

PA TV further presented al-Husseini's arrival in Nazi Germany as finding a "welcoming refuge," portraying the Hitler regime favorably. PMW highlighted that al-Husseini was a close collaborator with the Nazis, residing in Germany from 1941 to 1945 and receiving funding from the Nazi government. His memoirs reportedly state that a condition for cooperation with Germany was a "free hand to destroy every last Jew in Palestine and the Arab world."

During the war, al-Husseini broadcast on Nazi radio, urging listeners to "kill the Jews wherever you find them." He was also linked to a Muslim SS division and reportedly acted to prevent the rescue of Jewish children, leading to the deaths of 5,000 in gas chambers. Declassified U.S. intelligence documents indicated that al-Husseini's network was funded and armed by the Nazis and supported the 1936-1939 Arab Revolt.

PMW stated that these historical facts make the PA's persistent accusations of Nazism against Israel particularly hypocritical. The organization pointed out the irony of PA officials and media labeling Israel as "Nazi" while their own television glorifies a Palestinian figure who was a close ally of Hitler and lived in Berlin during the war.