Wednesday, 18 December 2019

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Palestinian Arab Volunteers in the British Army in WWII: A Reality Check

Palestinian Arab Volunteers in the British Army in WWII: A Reality Check: A recent study recounts the purportedly unknown story of Palestinian Arab volunteers fighting the Nazis during WWII. Haaretz used this finding as an opportunity to mock PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who has pointed out that the Mufti of Jerusalem was a close ally of Hitler. Yet the Mufti’s position as “the most important Arab Quisling” is indisputable, while most of the study’s conclusions are dubious and inconsistent with historical facts.