70 years ago the Mufti of Jerusalem arrived in Nazi Germany

"Germany stands for an uncompromising struggle against the Jews. It is self-evident that the struggle against the Jewish national homeland in Palestine forms part of this struggle, since such a national homeland would be nothing other than a political base for the destructive influence of Jewish interests. Germany also knows that the claim that Jewry plays the role of an economic pioneer in Palestine is a lie. Only the Arabs work there, not the Jews. Germany is determined to call on the European nations one by one to solve the Jewish problem and, at the proper moment, to address the same appeal to non-European peoples."—Adolf Hitler to Haj Amin Al-Husseini, mufti of Jerusalem, November 28, 1941

On 6 November 1941, the Führer of the Arabs arrived in Berlin and was welcomed by the Führer of the Germans.

Source: The Hoover Institute (The Mufti and the Holocaust - John Rosenthal on Der Mufti von Jerusalem und die Nationalsozialisten by Klaus Gensicke)

The persistence of widespread Judeophobia in the Muslim world is hardly a matter of dispute, even if many commentators are inclined to dismiss it as merely an “understandable” reaction to Israeli “oppression.” Among those who take the phenomenon seriously, however, a debate has been taking place of late about its origins. The debate has been spurred on, notably, by the publication in English translation of the German political scientist Matthias Küntzel’s book Jihad and Jew-Hatred: Islamism, Nazism and the Roots of 9/11. The central thesis of Küntzel’s book is that anti-Semitism — or, more precisely, modern anti-Semitism as crystallized in the “Jewish world conspiracy” theory — was largely imported into the Muslim world from Nazi Germany.

Now, one might have expected that opponents of Islamism would welcome a book showing the direct influence of the Third Reich upon the development of the Islamist movement and, most notably, on the Muslim Brotherhood, the pivotal organization in its history. In normal political discourse, after all, pointing out the links of an organization or movement to National Socialism does not exactly constitute an endorsement. Ironically, however, Küntzel’s book has been most roundly criticized — indeed outright denounced — by precisely the most adamant foes of Islamic extremism. For the most part self-styled experts in Islam, the latter have insisted, as against Küntzel’s thesis, that Muslim anti-Semitism is, in effect, a strictly Muslim affair.

The Gensicke volume provides considerable support for the thesis that “native” Islamic sources of anti-Semitism are primordial in Muslim or Arab anti-Semitism.

Haj Amin Al-Husseini, the mufti of Jerusalem and the “father” of Palestinian radicalism, is obviously a key figure for such debates. As is well known, from 1941 to 1945 Husseini lived in Berlin as the honored guest of Nazi Germany. During this time, he notably collaborated with the Nazis in assembling the Muslim ss division “Handzar” in Bosnia, as well as in numerous propaganda activities aimed at Arab speakers. Whereas the facts of Husseini’s collaboration with the Nazis are widely known, what is less know, however, is the degree to which the mufti was influenced by or indeed himself influenced his hosts on an ideological and programmatic level. But a new book by German historian Klaus Gensicke titled Der Mufti von Jerusalem und die Nationalsozialisten — “The Mufti of Jerusalem and the National Socialists” — sheds light on precisely this question. Based largely on primary source materials from the German archives, Gensicke’s volume provides unparalleled insight into the details of the mufti’s relationship to his Nazi hosts: at least as seen from the German side.

More HERE

Tutu tells European kangaroo court: Israel has forgotten the scripture

Europe may be facing a terrible financial crisis, but Europeans will always find plenty of money to demonise Israel.  An association in Belgium - which was not criticized let alone condemned by any of the numerous Jewish associations - has created a kangaroo court, pompously named Russell Tribunal on Palestine.  Thank you Europe, thank you Belgium.

NGO Monitor deconstructs the 'court': http://www.russelltribunal.org/ and Facebook page: Russell the Kangaroo

Their third session is being held in Cape Town and the star guest is Archbishop Tutu (in spite all their efferts he is the only famous person who accepted to be drawn into the Russell circus) who was only too happy to demonize Israel.

Source: South Africa Times

The suffering inflicted by Israel on the Palestinian people shows that it has forgotten the Jewish scriptures, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said on Saturday.

"They have forgotten their own history. They have forgotten what their own prophets have said about our God," Tutu said in his opening address to the International Russell Tribunal on Palestine.

"We worship a God that is naturally biased in favour of the suffering, the underdog, those who are suffering underfoot... God is always on the side of the oppressed. In the Holy Land, the Palestinian people are the ones suffering."

Trade union leader in Belgium threatens Jewish schools because of Israel’s reaction to UNESCO vote

Deckers wrote to Joods Actueel to say that he was sorry for the offence he had caused, but did not offer a proper apology.  Neither did the Teachers' Union.  The Flemish have a joke that pretends that Jews have long toes, i.e. that they are always complaining - if your toes are too long they are likely to be trodden on and hurt more easily than someone whose toes are of a normal size, hence the funny and hysterical complaints by the Jews.  Implying that the Jews are sly and professional complainers.  On a more serious and sinister tone, if this reaction was made public by an union leader one wonders what is said and done in private about Jews and Israel among teachers, union leaders and members.  There are about 20,000 Jews in Flanders.

ANTWERP (EJP)---A trade union leader in Belgium has threatened to take action against Jewish schools in retaliation for the Israeli government policy towards the Palestinians, Jewish monthly Joods Actueel reported.

Following the vote on Monday to grant the Palestinians full UNESCO membership and the subsequent Israeli government decision to accelerate  settlement building and to freeze transfers of tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority, Hugo Deckers [photo], secretary general of ACOD, the Socialist trade union for the education sector, sent an e-mail  to the chief editor of  the Jewish magazine  in which he welcomed the UNESCO vote and referred to the Israeli decision.

"If this is the (Israeli) reaction, I would be happy as union leader to bring the Jewish schools in Antwerp in the news. I fear you are going to scare," he wrote.

In his response, chief editor Michael Freilich said: "This is yet another proof of the new anti-Zionist anti-Semitism in which Jews over the world are threatened and accused of actions on which they have no control."

He continued: "We have said many times but will repeat it: Jews in our country are Belgians, Flemish. They have no influence on the situation in the Middle East.They do not go to the army, pay no taxes and cannot vote. Yes, they have an opinion about the conflict, and like everyone else they are free to express an opinion about anything and everything, whether the military action in Libya, the euro crisis or the situation in the Middle East. We live in a free country. To blackmail people because of their views or because of their religion is totally illegal."

"The reaction of Hugo Deckers is scandalous and reflects very little respect for our democratic values ​​and poor knowledge about the difference between a religion and a nationality," Freilich added. 

The Forum of Jewish organizations in Antwerp plans to lodge a complaint against the union leader.

Antisemitic posters in Paris

Source: Facebook: here and here.  These posters were spotted in several main areas of Paris.

"Dregs' dream" (déchets: garbage) Let's fulfil their hopes!"

The inscription on the little girl's body indicates that she will never grow up because she is considered as garbage by Israel.

"The dregs want us like this.  Let's slaughter the dregs."

The Irish eyes not smiling on Israel: those of old anti-American warhorse Michael D. Higgins

Michael D. Higgins, veteran Irish leftist politician and poet, who's now, unexpectedly, President of Eire, could never be mistaken for a warm supporter Israel. (Be sure to look here, which is where I obtained this photo.) Known for his vehement criticism of the United States as well as of Israel, he first visited Gaza in the 1980s, and in 2004 paid a fulsome tribute to Arafat following the latter's death, attending a candlelit vigil organised by the Ireland-Palestine Soldarity Campaign. He objects to the description of Hamas as a "terrorist" organisation, and in 2007 shared a platform with Hezbollah.

Although his office is largely a ceremonial one, lacking real powers, he's obviously well-positioned to influence public opinion - in a country whose Palestine Solidarity movement is widely considered to be the most virulently anti-Israel in the entire British Isles.

The following speech that he delivered in the Irish Parliament in June 2010, in which he condemns Operation Cast Lead, asserts that he's "sick and tired" of hearing that supplies are getting into Gaza, abhors the proscription of Hamas, and rails against Israel's attack on the Mavi Marmara, captures something of his attitude - albeit in a deceptively low-key way. He is good enough (unlike some of Israel's leftist detractors) to denounce rocket attacks on Sderot - but his voice becomes unmistakably ever more indignant against Israel as the speech proceeds. [There were not 20 people to listen to him....]

Source: Daphne Anson

Switzerland: again Muslims use 'Jewish-star' in anti-Islamophobia protest

A reader (RR) sent this: "In fact, the yellow star used by the Nazis as a badge of shame against the Jews was first introduced by a caliph in Baghdad in the 9th century, and spread to the West in medieval times." (Bernard Lewis - The Jews of Islam - Princeton University Press, 1987, pp. 25-26)

It is not the first time: Swiss Muslims denounce islamophobia with infamous yellow badge (August 2011)

And now this two months later:

Source: Islam in Europe - Via Tages-Anzeiger (German):

Several hundred Muslims gathered from across Switzerland Saturday for a protest against Islamophobia. The 'Day against Islamophobia and racism' was organized by the Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (ICCS). 

Finnish Foreign Minister says Israeli occupation is 'apartheid'

When will Europe change and finally get rid of this type of politician and opt for a younger generation of less Israel-hating leaders?  There are around 1500 Jews living in Finland today.

HELSINKI (AFP)---Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories is tantamount to apartheid, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja [this guy is 65] said Wednesday, warning time was running out for a two-state solution. 

 "If you are occupying areas inhabited by... Palestinians who do not have the same rights as the Israelis in Israel, that is apartheid and that is not sustainable," he told reporters.   

"I think that the majority in Israel has also realized this but they have been unable to provide a leadership that (can) move forward on the two-state solution," he added.   

Tuomioja also warned that time was "running out for the two-state solution."   

"There is growing frustration among the Palestinians that a two-state solution is not going to come," he said, adding: "the outlook is not very positive."