Posted on 05/21/2026 9:39:07 AM PDT by Words Matter
Controversies surrounding antisemitism, Holocaust distortion, and praise for Nazi collaborators have repeatedly emerged in connection with the Palestinian Authority (PA), the Fatah movement, and senior Palestinian political figures. Critics — including Yad Vashem, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and watchdog organizations such as Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) — have documented repeated examples of Holocaust revisionism, praise for Nazi collaborators, and public glorification of figures associated with Nazi Germany.
A central figure in many controversies is Haj Amin al-Husseini, the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. During World War II, al-Husseini helped in pro-Nazi coup in Iraq before the Farjoud atrocious pogrom on local Jews carried out (which, his and other Palestinian Arab instigation were a big part of), had collaborated with Nazi Germany, met Adolf Hitler in Berlin in 1941, broadcast pro-Axis propaganda, helped recruiting Muslim Waffen-SS recruitment efforts in the Balkans, intervened to prevenyt children from Eastern Europe about to be rescued from the Holocaust to escape to Mandatory Palestine, plotted to set up an Aucshwitz like crematorium Dothan valley for Jews in Arab countries and in Mandatory Palestine.
Despite this history, al-Husseini has frequently been honored in strands of Palestinian political culture. Palestinian Media Watch has documented instances of PA-affiliated messaging and Fatah-linked material portraying him as a national symbol.
Reports have also stated naming initiatives and public praise for al-Husseini in various Palestinian political and media contexts in recent years.
Before becoming president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas wrote a doctoral thesis in the Soviet Union later published as The Other Side: The Secret Relationship Between Nazism and Zionism. The work minimizes [aspects of]the Holocaust and promotes conspiracy theories.
On April 30, 2018, Abbas delivered a speech before the Palestinian National Council that drew widespread international criticism. Observers including Yad Vashem and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum condemned portions of the speech as antisemitic and historically distorted.
“Mahmoud Abbas sought to teach the Palestinians, and the rest of us, a purported ‘lesson in history,’ replete with antisemitic tropes and distortions of historical facts.”
In August 2022, during a press conference in Berlin alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Abbas compared Israeli actions to “50 Holocausts[sic],” sparking widespread condemnation in Germany and internationally.
In September 2023, Abbas again faced criticism after false statements attributed to him suggested that Nazi persecution of Jews was linked to “social role” rather than religion.
Reports have cited examples of school materials and youth publications portraying Hitler in a favorable light or including problematic historical framing. These claims have been raised by monitoring organizations and others.
In 2001, Palestinian Authority television broadcast the Ramadan series Horseman Without a Horse, which drew criticism for themes alleged to resemble motifs from The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
In January 2016, former Palestinian intelligence chief Tawfik Tirawi said during an interview:
“Let us talk logically. Hitler was not [sic] morally corrupt. He was daring.”
The exchange was widely cited in media reporting as an example of rhetoric involving Adolf Hitler in Palestinian discourse.
In 2024, remarks by a Fatah official, Yasser Abu Sido, lied that Hitler had “obvious reasons” for attempting to exterminate the Jews
In 2026, commentary published in international media outlets argued that some Palestinian political messaging has, at times, echoed themes associated with historic antisemitic narratives in Europe.
| Year | Incident |
|---|---|
| 1941 | Haj Amin al-Husseini meets Adolf Hitler in Berlin and engages in pro-Axis broadcasting activity. |
| 2001 | Palestinian Authority TV airs Horseman Without a Horse, criticized for antisemitic themes. |
| 2016 | Reported remarks by Tawfik Tirawi describing Hitler in positive terms during an interview. |
| 2018 | Mahmoud Abbas delivers Palestinian National Council speech widely condemned for antisemitic tropes. |
| 2022 | Abbas compares Israeli actions to “50 Holocausts” in Berlin press conference. |
| 2023 | Abbas criticized for remarks interpreted as minimizing antisemitic intent of Nazi persecution. |
| 2024 | Fatah-linked official remarks reported by monitoring organizations falsely justifying Hitler's Holocaust. |
| 2026 | Reports and commentary highlight continued disputes over naming and symbolic commemoration of historical figures. |
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We should all remember that when pro fakestine liberals dare to accuse others with the N slur.
Mein Kampf has periodically topped bestseller lists and remains widely visible in parts of the Arab-Muslim world and Turkey.
All must remember that Hajj Amin al-Husseini’s Muslim Waffen-SS..... Handschar Division was implicated in severe war crimes and massacres against civilians, particularly Orthodox Serbs, Jews, and Romani populations in Bosnia and Croatia. (AI)
The author of this article apparently wants people to forget that most of the victims of al-Husseini’s muslim thugs were Orthodox Christian Serbs. He or she is thus collaborating with the clintonites and their allies who want to confine the Serbian lands to the smallest possible enclave, by excluding Montenegro, Republika Srpska, and Kosovo, as well as the Serbian lands (Krajina) occupied by Croatia.
This is intolerable!
Artical says : “Despite this history, al-Hussein” yada yad.
No, it is precisely because of this pro-Hitler behavior that palestinians favor this animal. Not in spite of, directly in support of.
palestinians/hamas/Klan/etc. are the same, fixated on one group to hate ‘cause they are universal losers who are envious of everyone who succeeds at anything. This envy is at the base of all collectivist polities, be it fascist or commie.
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