Video footage shows Grand Mufti of Jerusalem doing Nazi salute with Hitler

The video was posted in an apparent response to comments made by US Rep. Rashida Tlaib in which she said she felt "a calming feeling" the Palestinians were able to "create a safe haven for Jews."

MAY 24, 2019 12:01

Palestinian Grand Mufti meeting with Hitler 370 (photo credit: German Federal Archive) — Palestinian Grand Mufti meeting with Hitler 370

(photo credit: German Federal Archive)

In a video from a 1941 meeting between Adolf Hitler and Grad Mufti of Jerusalem Amin al-Husseini, the leader of the Muslim population of Palestine is seen saluting to Hitler with his infamous salute.

The video was posted to Twitter by the American Zionism account in an apparent response to comments made recently by US Rep. Rashida Tlaib in which she said she felt "a calming feeling" that the Palestinians were able to "create a safe haven for Jews, post-Holocaust, post-tragedy and the horrific persecution of Jews across the world at that time."

I found a video ️of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Amin al-Husseini meeting with Hitler in 1941 and doing the Nazi salute. pic.twitter.com/lKopDezPGn
— (@americanzionism) May 23, 2019

The comments were widely slammed by the Jewish community, arguing that they misconstrued the historical facts by insinuating the Arab population in Palestine at the time were friendly to the Jewish immigrants who had survived the Holocaust.