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A chilling, fascinating, and nearly forgotten historicalfigure is resurrected in a riveting work that links the fascism ofthe last century with the terrorism of our own. Written with verveand extraordinary access to primary sources in several languages,Icon of Evil is the definitive account of the man who during WorldWar II was called “the führer of the Arab world” and whose uglylegacy lives on today.

In 1921, the beneficiary of an appointment the British would liveto regret, Haj Amin al-Husseini became the mufti of Jerusalem, themost eminent and influential Islamic leader in the Middle East. Foryears, al-Husseini fomented violence in the region against the Jewshe loathed and wished to destroy. Forced out in 1937, he eventuallyfound his way to the country whose legions he desperately wished tojoin: Nazi Germany.

<div>A chilling, fascinating, and nearly forgotten historical
figure is resurrected in a riveting work that links the fascism of
the last century with the terrorism of our own. Written with verve
and extraordinary access to primary sources in several languages,
Icon of Evil is the definitive account of the man who during World
War II was called “the führer of the Arab world” and whose ugly
legacy lives on today. 
 
In 1921, the beneficiary of an appointment the British would live
to regret, Haj Amin al-Husseini became the mufti of Jerusalem, the
most eminent and influential Islamic leader in the Middle East. For
years, al-Husseini fomented violence in the region against the Jews
he loathed and wished to destroy. Forced out in 1937, he eventually
found his way to the country whose legions he desperately wished to
join: Nazi Germany. 
 
Here, with new and disturbing details, David G. Dalin and John F.
Rothmann show how al-Husseini ingratiated himself with his hero,
Adolf Hitler, becoming, with his blonde hair and blue eyes, an
“honorary Aryan,” while dreaming of being installed Nazi leader of
the Middle East. Al-Husseini would later recruit more than 100,000
Muslims in Europe to fight in divisions of the Waffen-SS, and
obstruct negotiations with the Allies that might have allowed four
thousand Jewish children to escape to Palestine. Some believe that
al-Husseini even inspired Hitler to implement the Final Solution.
At war’s end, al-Husseini escaped indictment at Nuremberg and was
harbored in France before being given a hero’s welcome in
Egypt. 
 
Icon of Evil chronicles al-Husseini’s postwar relationships
with such influential Islamic figures as the radical theoretician
Sayyid Qutb and Saddam Hussein’s powerful uncle, General Khairallah
Talfah, and his crucial mentoring of the young Yasser Arafat.
Finally, it provides compelling evidence that al-Husseini’s actions
and writings serve as inspirations today to the leaders of Hamas,
Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations pledged to destroy
Israel and the United States. 
Revelatory and unsettling, Icon of Evil reveals an essential
character in the worst crimes of the modern era. It is an important
addition to our understanding of the past, present, and future of
radical Islam.</div>

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