Nazi Arab: 1930s, 1940s & beyond Hitler was clear about his disdain for the Arab world, writing in Mein Kampf: "As a völkisch man, who appraises the value of men on a racial basis, I am prevented by mere knowledge of the racial inferiority of these so-called 'oppressed nations' from linking the destiny of my own people with theirs". [1] And the Grand Mufti al-Husseini has said "that after the Jews, the Germans would destroy the Arabs— he knew this." [46] In the 1930s, Arab students returning from studying in Europe were determined to found the Arab Nazi party . [2] In February, 1932, the predominat '' Falastin '' periodical (which was banned by the Ottomans in 1914 for inciting racism and was reinstated in 1921 [3] ), published an extremely exciting piece about Hitler. [4] Yet, in 1933, anti-Jewish sentiments was still not as prevelant among Arabs in general, but in the upper strata and among intellectuals. Heinrich Wolff implied...
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