The Militant will be presenting a series of special features related to unfolding events in world politics following the slaughter carried out by Tehran-backed Hamas in Israel Oct. 7. The first is the article by Roy Landersen in this issue laying out the facts on Hamas’ proven use of hospitals, schools and other structures for its operations.
The next feature will be an account of the integration of Haj Amin el-Husseini, known as the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, into the murder machine of the Nazi regime in the second imperialist world war. He recruited Bosnian Muslims to form a special SS regiment that was to be unleashed against Jews in North Africa and the Middle East on the heels of a victory by German Gen. Erwin Rommel to implement the “Final Solution” there.
While Rommel was defeated, and this plan was unable to be implemented, el-Husseini returned to Egypt, then Palestine, after the war. He played a central role in leading the five feudal Arab regimes in their war against the new nation of Israel in 1948, which he saw as an opportunity to deal with the “Jewish question.”
Further features will follow.
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John Studer
Militant editor