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Palestinian leader Haj Amin al-Husseini and Adolf Hitler meet in 1941.

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Middle Eastern Anti-Semitism

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The Nazi Roots Of The Middle East’s Anti-Semitism

The cartoons on the following pages show the direct parallels between Nazi propaganda and modern Middle Eastern images of Jews and Israelis.

These parallels did not occur by chance. The Nazis directly influenced Middle Eastern attitudes.

In the 1930s, the Nazis injected demonizing, genocidal themes into the Middle East’s long tradition of anti-Jewish stereotypes. They funded Egypt’s emerging fundamental-ist mass movement, the Muslim Brotherhood. Palestinian leader Haj Amin al-Husseini joined the Nazis and ran the regular Nazi radio broadcasts of anti-Semitic propaganda to the Arabic-speaking world.1 After World War II, Haj Amin al-Husseini escaped trial for Nazi war crimes and was greeted as a hero throughout the Middle East. Thou-sands of former Nazis fled prosecution and took leading positions in Arab govern-ments’ propaganda and “information” offices.2

This legacy grew as Israel flourished. Today, the Nazi mixture of medieval and mod-ern anti-Semitic images–and the depiction of Jews as a diabolic world force intent on global domination–pervade the Middle East.

History has shown that this anti-Semitic obsession is self-destructive for the society that generates it and for its target. It is a precursor to genocide.

While the anti-Semitic images and themes may seem too preposterous to be taken seriously, they have deadly power.

“At first the claims of the propaganda were so impudent that people thought it insane; later it got on people’s nerves; and in the end, it was believed.” -Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf 3

1 Matthias Kuntzel, “Hitler’s Legacy: Islamic anti-Semitism and the Impact of the Muslim Brotherhood,” October 10, 2007 at http://www.matthiaskuentzel.de/contents/hitlers-legacy-islamic-antisemitism-and-the-impact-of-the-muslim-brotherhood.2 Joel Fishman, “The Big Lie and the Media War against Israel,” Jewish Political Studies Review, Spring, 2007 at www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DBID=1&TMID=111&LNGID=1&FID=388&PID=0&IID=1704. 3 http://www.hitler.org/writings/Mein_Kampf/mkv1ch06.html.

1 www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/weltparasit.htm 2 www.intelligence.org.il/Eng/sib/4_04/as_leb.htm 3 www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/ds11.htm 4 www.jcpa.org/text/ahmadinejad-incitement.pdf 5 www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=7&x_issue=11&x_article=1158 6 www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/ds10.htm 7 www.mideastweb.org/hamas.htm 8 www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/secretplan.html 9 www.jcpa.org/text/ahmadinejad-incitement.pdf

From Propaganda To Genocide… Then: The Nazis “The Jew is the parasite of humanity. He can be a parasite for an individual person, a social parasite for whole peoples, and the world parasite of humanity.” –Nazi Propagandist G.G. Otto, The Jew as World Parasite (Der Jude als Weltparasit)1

“The Jewish danger will be eliminated only when Jewry throughout the world has ceased to exist.” –Nazi Propagandist Julius Streicher, Der Stürmer, 19423

“The cause of the world’s misfortune, however, will be forever eliminated only when Jewry in its entirety is destroyed.” –Nazi Propagandist Julius Streicher, Der Stürmer, 19416

“The secret goals of the Jewish people are...in the ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ [which] contain the Jewish plan for world conquest.” –Nazi Propagan-dist Julius Streicher, Der Stürmer, 19338

Today: The Middle Eastern Leaders

“[T]he infectious microbe…spreads wherever…a remaining shred of the Talmud can be found or where a Jewish rabbi takes a seat.” –Hezbollah General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah, Al-Manar TV, May 19982

“There is only one solution to the Middle East problem, namely the annihilation and destruction of the Jewish state.” –Ayatollah Khameini, Supreme Leader of Iran, January 1, 20004

“If they (Jews) all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide.” –Hezbollah General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah, Daily Star, October 20025

“There is no war going on anywhere, without having their [the Jews’] finger in it.” The Jews “were behind the French Revolution [and] the Communist revolution....They were behind World War I....They were behind World War II.” –Hamas Charter Article 227

“The Zionist plan is limitless....Their plan is embodied in the ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion.’” –Hamas Charter Article 327

“Zionists are opposed…to humanity as a whole. They want to dominate the entire world.” –Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, July 13, 20069

Jews As Greedy Criminals

The cartoon’s caption reads, “The God of the Jews is Money. And to gain money, he will commit the greatest crimes. He will not rest until he can sit on the largest sack of money, until he becomes the King of Money.” Der Gifpilz (1938). From the German Propaganda Archive. Courtesy: Randall Bytwerk.

In this Jordanian cartoon, a Jew is seen carrying large bags of money. Al Dustur (2005). Courtesy: haGalil.com.

In that cartoon, a Jew with large sacks of money worships at an altar that is also a safe. Al-Watan (N.D.).

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Jews As Demonic

The Pope says, “Peace on Earth,” with a Jew, depicted as Satan, replying: “Colonies on Earth.” Al-Hayat Al-Jadida (March 2000). Courtesy: Palestinian Media Watch.

The caption over the photo of a Jew reads, “Satan.” Der Stürmer (1943). From the German Propaganda Archive. Courtesy: Randall Bytwerk.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, depicted as the devil. Al-Watan (July 2002). Courtesy: Palestinian Media Watch.

A Moses figure with horns holds the Ten Com-mandments, the basis of Judaism. The cap-tion reads, “He turned the devil into God, and God and the world into the devil’s mockery.” Der Stürmer (1943). Courtesy: the Simon Wiesenthal Center Multimedia Learning Center.

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Jews As The Cause Of All Wars

The caption reads: “The Jewish War-God. He carries no sword with which to fight his battles, for his weapons are dirty tricks, fraud and lies.” From the Nazi press (N.D.). Courtesy: the Simon Wiesenthal Center Multimedia Learning Center.

A hand marked with a Jewish Star wields the U.S. like a mace. Al-Ayyam (May 2004).

Nazi Propaganda Poster reads: “The Jew: The inciter of war, the prolonger of war.” From the German Propaganda Archive (circa 1943-4). Courtesy: Randall Bytwerk.

A hand marked by a Jewish star winds up an American tank. Al-Watan (March 2003).




Jews As Crucifiers

In this cartoon, a Palestinian girl is impaled by an Israeli arrow while on the cross. Al-Hayat Al-Jadida (December 2000). Courtesy: Palestinian Media Watch.

Propaganda poster showing modern Germany crucified by the Jews. Der Stürmer (1939). Courtesy: the Simon Wiesenthal Center Multimedia Learning Center.

A cartoon from the Nazi publica-tion Der Stürmer (August 1930). From the German Propaganda Archive Courtesy: Randall Bytwerk.



...Rats ...Snakes

German womanhood is about to be destroyed by a snake marked with Jewish stars. Photograph from the National Archives. Courtesy: USHMM Photo Archives.

A Saudi published cartoon lifts its theme directly from Nazi propaganda, portraying Israelis/Jews as rats infesting a house. Arabnews.com (N.D.).

In this Nazi film, the Jews of Poland are por-trayed as evil, corrupt, filthy and bent on world domination. The Eternal Jew, Der Ewige Jude (1940). Courtesy: the Holocaust History Project.

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A Palestinian cartoon, with Israel represented by the snake threatening an Arab man. Al-Hayat Al-Jadida (November 2003). Courtesy: Palestinian Media Watch.


Jews As Vermin...

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German womanhood is about to be destroyed by a snake marked with Jewish stars. Photograph from the National Archives. Courtesy: USHMM Photo Archives.

A Palestinian cartoon, with Israel represented by the snake threatening an Arab man. Al-Hayat Al-Jadida (November 2003). Courtesy: Palestinian Media Watch.

The Jewish spider, identified with a Jewish star, sits on the Arab kefiyyah. Al-Hayat Al-Jadida (October 2001). Courtesy: Palestinian Media Watch.

A spider, identified with a Jewish star, drinks the blood of his Aryan victims. Der Stürmer (1930). From the German Propaganda Archive. Courtesy: Randall Bytwerk.

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A German “humor” magazine from 1943 shows a Jew eating the Soviet Union, the United States and Great Britain. Lustige Blatter #29 (1943). From the German Propaganda Archive. Courtesy: Randall Bytewerk.

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Jews making the American flag wave, meant to indicate Jews control American policy. Der Stürmer (1941). From the Library of Congress. Courtesy: USHMM Photo Archives.

President Bush depicted as the “tongue” of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has a Jewish star on his tie and the “U.S. Administration” hanging from his jacket pocket. Arab News (June 2002).

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Cover of the Egyptian edition of the anti-Semitic tract by Henry Ford, The International Jew, showing an octopus with its tentacles covering the globe. Dar al-Fadila (2001). Courtesy: The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center.

Nazi cartoonist Seppla (akaJosef Plank) depicts the Jew as an octopus with its tenta-cles encompassing the globe. From the Library of Congress. Courtesy: USHMM Photo Archives.

A Jew uses former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell as a puppet, targeting Iran and Syria. Al-Hayat Al-Jadida (April 2003).

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Cover of the book The Matzot of Zion depicting a Christian being ritually murdered by Jews (1983). Courtesy: Anti-Defamation League, USA.

A Jewish caricature is shown ritually killing a young German woman. Der Stürmer (1934).

Reproduction from a medieval book illustration depicting ritual murder, a medieval anti-Semitic myth. Der Stürmer (1939). Courtesy: USHMM Photo Archives.

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon feeds a Jewish voter blood in this cartoon from Jordan. Al Dustur (December 2002). Courtesy: The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center.



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Blood Libel:

Jews As Vampires

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon taking a daily Pales-tinian blood bath (killing Palestin-ians every day). Al-Ahram (October 2003).

A Nazi propaganda piece en-titled, “Ritual Murder.” Der Stürmer (N.D.). Courtesy: Snuit and the Jewish Agency for Israel.

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Saudi English language daily depicts Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as Dracula biting into a Palestinian child on a movie screen in “Sharoncula.” arabnews.com (December 2001).

Ethnic Cleansing Of The Ugly Jews

This cartoon was published five months after Hitler took power. The title is “Revenge.” The Nazi who shoves the Jew over the cliff says: “Go where you wanted me to go, you evil spirit.” Der Stürmer (June 1933). From the German Propaganda Archive.Courtesy: Randall Bytwerk.

In this cartoon, Egyptian President Nasser, backed by the armies of the Arab states, kicks the Jew into the sea. Al-Farida (1967).

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Post WW II: Nazis Flee To The Middle East To Direct Propaganda

After World War II, many prominent Nazis fled Europe and were welcomed in the Middle East. After 1953, President Abdel Gamal Nasser absorbed about 2,000 of them into Egypt, where they worked in the secret service, directed anti-Israel propaganda, and translated into Arabic anti-Semitic texts such as the forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.1 Others became journalists in countries such as Syria. Some prominent examples include:2

Dr. Johannes Von Leers.Post-war name: Omar Amin.

Hans Appler. Post-war name: Sakah Chaffar.

Franz Bartel. Post-war name: El Hussein.

Werner Birgel. Post-war name: El Gamin.

Wilhelm Boeckler, SS Untersturmfuhrer.

Franz Buensche, SA Obersturmfuhrer.

Louis Heiden. Post-war name: El Hadj.

Georges Oltramare. Post-war name: Charles Dieudonne.

Franz Rademacher. Post-war name: Thome Rossel.

Albert Thielemann. Post-war name: Amman Kader.

Protégé of Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels and one of the Third Reich’s most important anti-Semitic ideologues.

Information services with Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda.

Assistant Chief of the Kattow-itz Gestapo (Poland).

SS Officer from Leipzig.

Wanted in Poland for the liquidation of the Jewish Warsaw ghetto.

Collaborator with Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda.

Journalist for anti-Jewish News Agency Weltdienst.

Director of Le Pilori, anti-Semitic newspaper in Vichy, France.

Headed Anti-Jewish section of Foreign Affairs Ministry, 1940-43.

SS officer in Czechoslovakia.

Ministry of Information, Cairo, Egypt. Converted to Islam. Translated Protocols into Arabic.

Ministry of Information, Cairo, Egypt.





Converted to Islam. Trans-lator of Mein Kampf into Arabic. Lived in Egypt in the 1950s.

Served as propagandist for Nasser in Cairo, later moved to Switzerland.

Journalist in Damascus, Syria, later returned to Germany and tried for war crimes.


Nazi Propagandists Position in Nazi Germany Position in the Middle East After WW II…

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