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A Arab Christians, for centuries, were heavily influenced by the surrounding [dominant] Islamic culture. By 1937, Arab-Christians joined the Arab-Muslims in celebrating Muhammad's birthday by displaying pictures of Hitler & Mussolini.[1] B Such was the case with Nazism admirer Michel Aflaq (1910-1989) [ميشيل عفلق arabic] one of the founders of the Ba'ath who stated: 'We were racists, admiring Nazism, reading its books and the source of its thought...'[2]. Aflaq was influenced by Islamic thought and sought to reconcile it with their nationalist and socialist ideals. He considered Islam to be a manifestation of "Arab genius" and deemed the ancient pre-Islamic...

Issa Basil Bandak (عيسى باسل البندك; 1891 – May 1984) and his 'Sawt al- Sha'b:* Promoted Nationalism over Religion.* Defended anti-Christian Muslim 'YMMA' with propaganda.* Bandak promoted Muslims' rights even when on the expense of Christians'.* In 1933 he went to Paris to 'receive instructions from a group of Germans and Arabs on conducting Nazi propaganda in Palestine.* In 1948, allied himself with Hitler's ally, the infamous Mufti, Haj Amin al-Husseini.Haiduc-Dale, N. (2013). Arab Christians in British Mandate Palestine: Communalism and Nationalism, 1917-1948. United Kingdom: Edinburgh University Press.p.81:...the Islamic reform movement founded by figures such as Jamal al- Din al-...