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Jamal Husseini
Jamal Husseini, nephew of the Mufti and for many years his
right-hand man, has been the head of the Palestine Arab Party, the
Mufti's party, since 1935. He was the closest assistant of the Mufti
in organizing the 1936-1939 Arab rebellion. In 1939 he joined the
Mufti in Bagdad and organized the pro-Axis fifth column in Iraq
which culminated in the Iraqs rebellion.
With the Mufti he fled from Bagdad to Teheran, but was cap-
tured there by the British when he tried to join the Mufti in Europe.
He was placed in internment in Rhodesia as a dangerous pro-Axis leader.
There he spent four years until he was finally released in February
1946 and allowed to return to Palestine owing to the pressure of the
Arab League.
Five months ago, in/January 1947, at the Mufti's request,
three of his aides in the Axis adventure were added to the Arab
Higher Committee. These were Izzat Darwaza, Is'haq Darwish, and
Muin el Madi, The latter was the head of the Mufti's espionage
office in Turkey, while the former two operated in Germany and
Athens. Today, unquestionably the center of activity of the
Arab Higher Committee is in Cairo, with the Mufti playing a game
which he hopes will bring about his recognition by the Arab states
as the Palestine Arab government-in-exile.
The extent of the alliance of the Mufti and his aides with
the Axis is presented in the following pages in photographs and
photostatic copies of documents found among the papers of the Mufti
in his villas and offices in Germany at the war's end, and among the
official papers of the Nazi government. Most, if not all, of these
documents are now in the possession of the State Department of the
United States.
The record shows that the Chairman of the Arab Higher
Committee and his principal representatives were involved in an
active partnership with Rome and Tokyo, with the Moslem Quislings
of the Balkans and the Soviet Union, with Axis representatives in
the Middle East, and with Vichyites in the French territories of
North Africa.
The documents prove, moreover, that due to the insistence of
the Mufti, the extermination program of the Nazis was carried out
even in those satellite countries which were willing to permit the
rescue of the Jews.
It is to these men, whose acts establish their place among the
worst of the Axis war criminals, that the United Nations has accorded
the honor of appearing in behalf of the Arabs of Palestine.
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"ocrText": "-9-\nJamal Husseini\nJamal Husseini, nephew of the Mufti and for many years his\nright-hand man, has been the head of the Palestine Arab Party, the\nMufti's party, since 1935. He was the closest assistant of the Mufti\nin organizing the 1936-1939 Arab rebellion. In 1939 he joined the\nMufti in Bagdad and organized the pro-Axis fifth column in Iraq\nwhich culminated in the Iraqs rebellion.\nWith the Mufti he fled from Bagdad to Teheran, but was cap-\ntured there by the British when he tried to join the Mufti in Europe.\nHe was placed in internment in Rhodesia as a dangerous pro-Axis leader.\nThere he spent four years until he was finally released in February\n1946 and allowed to return to Palestine owing to the pressure of the\nArab League.\nFive months ago, in/January 1947, at the Mufti's request,\nthree of his aides in the Axis adventure were added to the Arab\nHigher Committee. These were Izzat Darwaza, Is'haq Darwish, and\nMuin el Madi, The latter was the head of the Mufti's espionage\noffice in Turkey, while the former two operated in Germany and\nAthens. Today, unquestionably the center of activity of the\nArab Higher Committee is in Cairo, with the Mufti playing a game\nwhich he hopes will bring about his recognition by the Arab states\nas the Palestine Arab government-in-exile.\nThe extent of the alliance of the Mufti and his aides with\nthe Axis is presented in the following pages in photographs and\nphotostatic copies of documents found among the papers of the Mufti\nin his villas and offices in Germany at the war's end, and among the\nofficial papers of the Nazi government. Most, if not all, of these\ndocuments are now in the possession of the State Department of the\nUnited States.\nThe record shows that the Chairman of the Arab Higher\nCommittee and his principal representatives were involved in an\nactive partnership with Rome and Tokyo, with the Moslem Quislings\nof the Balkans and the Soviet Union, with Axis representatives in\nthe Middle East, and with Vichyites in the French territories of\nNorth Africa.\nThe documents prove, moreover, that due to the insistence of\nthe Mufti, the extermination program of the Nazis was carried out\neven in those satellite countries which were willing to permit the\nrescue of the Jews.\nIt is to these men, whose acts establish their place among the\nworst of the Axis war criminals, that the United Nations has accorded\nthe honor of appearing in behalf of the Arabs of Palestine."
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