Nazi links woth Arab "Palestinians" (even) after WW2 (1960s, 1980s, etc.)

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Neo-Nazi Links with Arab Palestinians: persons, organizations


Immediate links following in ex Mufti's footsteps​


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Ahmad Shukeiri, the Palestine Arab Delegation (PAD), and Issa Nakhleh.​


Ahmad Shukeiri and the Early PAD​

The Palestine Arab Delegation (PAD) was described in The Wiener Library Bulletin (1968) as a creation of Haj Amin El-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem.

The PAD was initially managed by Ahmad Shukeiri (Shukairy).

Several sources associate Shukeiri with wartime and postwar propaganda activities. These include references as a supporter of Nazi propaganda and who, together with Jamal Husseini, sought to justify the Holocaust, in the aftermath:


Praise for the Tacuara Movement​

On October 30, 1962, Ahmad Shukeiri, then serving as Saudi Arabia's representative to the United Nations, became the subject of controversy after publicly praising and saluting the Tacuara Nationalist Movement, an Argentine nationalist organization frequently described as antisemitic and neo-Nazi.

Issa Nakhleh and the PAD​

Directed the PAD (1961+) and soon passed on Mufti's "explaining" Nazis' hatred​

'October 1961: The Palestine Arab Delegation sent to all U.N. delegations a formal statement of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem declaring: "The enmity of Nazis to Jews..."'

The PAD was managed by Issa Nakhleh and Omar Azzouni.

  • Facts, Vol. 17, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith (1966), "The Palestine Arab Delegation (PAD)."
    Facts

Association with the Arab Higher Committee​

Issa Nakhleh served as a representative and adviser connected to the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine.

  • Sabath, A. J. (1947, June 9). Congressional Record, 93, 2819–2821.
  • J. H. Richards, "The Mufti's Henchmen," Nation, Vol. 164 (1947), p. 561.
    The Nation
  • Congressional Record reference.
    Congressional Record

Activities in Britain (1930s)​

As London correspondent for Falastin, Nakhleh defended the Arab propaganda center in Nazi Germany.

  • The Palestine Post, January 14, 1938, p. 2.
  • The Palestine Post, July 13, 1939, p. 6.

Activities in Argentina (1950s)​

Nakhleh served as a representative of the Arab League in Argentina and edited America y Oriente.

A 1958 report described the publication as a vehicle for Arab nationalist propaganda and alleged anti-Jewish agitation, noting circulation among nationalist and Nazi-oriented circles in Argentina.

  • Anti-Jewish Activities of the Arabs in Argentina (1958), Chapter V, "The Arab League in Argentina."
    PDF
  • Israel in the Third World, pp. 157–158.
    Israel in the Third World
  • "Attitudes Towards Jews in Argentina" (1975).
    https://www.jstor.org/stable/4466890
  • "Remapping the Cold War: Argentine-Arab World Transnationalism, 1946–1973."
    PDF

Sirhan Sirhan and the PAD (1968)​

Following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, reports stated that the Arab Higher Committee instructed its New York representatives to provide legal assistance to Sirhan Sirhan. The PAD representatives identified in the report were Issa Nakhleh and Omar Azzouni.

Holocaust Denial and Neo-Nazi Cooperation​

Multiple sources show Nakhleh's Holocaust denial and document his participation in conferences and publications associated with Holocaust denial organizations, including the Institute for Historical Review (IHR).

Writings on Nazism, Zionism, and the Holocaust​

Several cited sources discuss Nakhleh's writings that advanced conspiracy theories concerning World War II and against accounts of the Holocaust.



Neo-Nazi Links with Arab Palestinian Extremist Organizations.​


François Genoud: Financier Linking Nazi and Palestinian Militant Networks​

François Genoud (1915–1996) was a Swiss Nazi sympathizer, financier, and political activist who served as an important intermediary between former Nazis, European far-right networks, and Palestinian militant organizations during the Cold War. Rather than acting as a militant himself, Genoud used financial, legal, and political connections to support causes he viewed as aligned with his anti-Zionist and anti-Israeli worldview (Aarons & Loftus, 1991; Lee, 1998).

Early Connections to Arab Nationalist and Pro-Nazi Networks​

Genoud's involvement with Arab nationalist causes predated the emergence of modern Palestinian militant organizations. During and after the Second World War, he maintained ties to supporters of Amin al-Husseini, the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, who collaborated with Nazi Germany and maintained relationships with senior Nazi leaders, including Adolf Hitler. Historians have described Genoud as an admirer of al-Husseini and as part of postwar networks that connected former Nazis, Arab nationalists, and anti-Zionist activists (Herf, 2009; Küntzel, 2015).

Support for Arab Palestinian Organizations​

Genoud maintained close relationships with Palestinian nationalist and militant groups, including factions within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). He reportedly assisted with fundraising, legal defense efforts, and financial transactions benefiting Palestinian militants during the 1960s–1980s (Aarons & Loftus, 1991; Lee, 1998).

He developed a close association with Ilich Ramírez Sánchez ("Carlos the Jackal"), financing aspects of his legal defense following his arrest and maintaining personal ties with networks connected to Palestinian militant organizations (Lee, 1998).

Genoud also maintained relationships with senior Palestinian figures, including George Habash, founder of the PFLP, and Ali Hassan Salameh, a founder of Black September. Near the end of his life, Genoud acknowledged to journalist Pierre Péan that he had personally delivered ransom communications during the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 649, reinforcing longstanding allegations regarding his logistical support for Palestinian militant operations (Péan, 1994; Izzo, 2019).

Connections to Nazi Networks​

A lifelong admirer of National Socialism, Genoud acquired literary rights associated with Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, and Martin Bormann, using portions of the resulting income to support far-right causes and legal defenses for former Nazis (Aarons & Loftus, 1991).

Researchers have also linked Genoud to postwar support networks that assisted Nazi fugitives and funded legal defenses for figures such as Adolf Eichmann and Klaus Barbie (Aarons & Loftus, 1991; Lee, 1998).

The "Euro-Arab" Connection​

According to historians, Genoud viewed Palestinian nationalism as a continuation of the struggle against Israel and Zionism that had previously animated Nazi ideology. Through financial and political networking, he helped facilitate contacts between European far-right activists and Palestinian militant organizations, contributing to what some scholars describe as a pragmatic Euro-Arab extremist alliance (Lee, 1998; Küntzel, 2015).


Ideological and Personnel Links Between Palestinian Militants and Former Nazis​

Historians have noted that cooperation between some Palestinian militant organizations and European neo-Nazis extended beyond financing and logistics into ideological and personnel relationships. Elements within Fatah and the PLO cultivated relationships with former Nazis and far-right activists during the Cold War period (Wistrich, 2010).

Mein Kampf circulated as recommended reading in some Fatah training camps, and several former Nazis were recruited as advisers, trainers, or operatives. Among those identified were Erich Altern, a former official connected to the Gestapo's Jewish Affairs section, and Willy Berner, a former SS officer who served at the Mauthausen concentration camp (Wistrich, 2010).

  • Otto Albrecht (German neo-Nazi activist)
  • Karl van der Put (Belgian far-right figure)
  • Jean Tireault, secretary of the fascist publication La Nation Européenne
These relationships have been cited by historians as evidence that portions of the European far right and Palestinian militant movements were willing to cooperate despite substantial ideological differences, particularly when united by hostility toward Israel and Zionism (Wistrich, 2010; Herf, 2009).



References.

Aarons, M., & Loftus, J. (1991). Unholy Trinity: The Vatican, the Nazis, and the Swiss Banks. St. Martin's Press.

[Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Wehrsportgruppe Hoffmann)](bpb.de)

Herf, J. (2009). Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World. Yale University Press.

Izzo, S. (2019, June 18). Karl-Heinz Hoffmann's Secret History Links Neo-Nazis With Palestinian Terror. Tablet Magazine.

Küntzel, M. (2015). Nazis, Islamic Antisemitism and the Middle East: The 1948 Arab War Against Israel and the Aftershocks of World War II. Routledge.

Lee, M. A. (1998). The Beast Reawakens. Little, Brown and Company.

Latsch, G., & Wiegrefe, K. (2012a, June 17). Files Show Neo-Nazis Helped Palestinian Terrorists in Munich 1972 Massacre. Der Spiegel.

Latsch, G., & Wiegrefe, K. (2012b, June 17). München 1972: Deutsche Neonazis halfen Olympia-Attentätern. Der Spiegel.

Péan, P. (1994). Une jeunesse française: François Mitterrand, 1934–1947. Fayard.

Wistrich, R. S. (2010). A Lethal Obsession: Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Global Jihad. Random House. (Chapter 21, "The Liberation of Palestine").
 
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