Shattering the "Enemy of My Enemy" Narrative: The Ideological Reality of Pro-Nazi Sentiment in Arab Mandatory Palestine

Shattering the "Enemy of My Enemy" Narrative: The Ideological Reality of Pro-Nazi Sentiment in Arab Mandatory Palestine

When evaluating the historical alignment of the Palestinian national movement with Nazi Germany during World War II, a common revisionist defense is the "enemy of my enemy" framework. This narrative posits that pro-Axis sympathy was merely a reluctant, pragmatic calculation aimed at leveraging German power to expel British colonial rulers and block Zionist immigration - exclusively. However, primary archival records, intelligence reports, and firsthand accounts from prominent political insiders dismantle this defense, demonstrating that popular Palestinian alignment with Nazism was widespread, enthusiastic, and fundamentally driven by a shared anti-Jewish agenda.

1933 as a "preview"

The major Arab media at the time, the newspaper Falastin, May 1933, calls Hitler “noble”, justifies his persecution of the Jews, drags the infamous "Protocols" forgery.

"Noble (sic) Hitler" — Says "Falastin " — The Palestine Post 22 May 1933

"Falastin" considers the Jews to be quite in the wrong in their criticism of anti-Jewish acts in Germany. Hitler is "Innocent and Noble, strong and beloved by his people and has succeeded in sav- ing his country from the vile (sic) Jews."
The Elders of Zion are also dragged into "Falastin's" article. They rule the world and do not like Iliter and are doing all they can to overthrow him, writes the Jaffa paper.

But let's focus on the sweeping pro Nazi Arab Palestine.

1. Why the OSS Report Transcends Geopolitics

The standard anti-colonial excuse completely collapses when confronted with the August 1942 U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) military intelligence report. The document explicitly noted that a majority of the Arab population in Palestine harbored fierce anti-Jewish sentiment and eagerly anticipated the arrival of Nazi General Erwin Rommel’s forces.

  • The Distinction: If the motivation were strictly a tactical alliance to achieve independence, the goal would have been confined to helping Germany dismantle the British military administration. However, the OSS documented that the local population anticipated Rommel’s arrival specifically as an opportunity to attack local Jewish civilian populations and plunder their property. Targeting, plundering, and seeking to eliminate a civilian population proves an active ideological synchronization with the exterminationist goals of Nazi antisemitism, rather than a detached piece of realpolitik.

2. Grassroots Testimony and the "Abu Ali" Phenomenon

Firsthand accounts from those who lived through the era strip away modern political euphemisms, demonstrating that hatred of Jews was the explicit, stated reason for supporting the Axis powers. In a televised interview in October 2019, Dr. Zaid Hamzeh, a prominent intellectual of Palestinian descent and former Jordanian government minister, recalled his childhood during the war and stated bluntly: “We Arabs supported Hitler during WWII because he hated the Jews.”

  • The Cultural Reality: Dr. Hamzeh detailed a popular street culture where school children actively participated in demonstrations cheering for Germany. The masses affectionately referred to Adolf Hitler by the localized Arabic moniker "Abu Ali." This grassroots emotional connection was not born out of sophisticated diplomatic maneuvering regarding the British Empire; it was driven by an overt ideological synchronization with Hitler's anti-Jewish agenda.

3. High-Level Confirmations from the PLO Leadership

The ideological convergence between Palestinian nationalism and Nazism is further confirmed by senior political leaders of the movement. In a December 2013 interview with Russia Today TV, Farouk Qaddoumi, the veteran former head of the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) Political Bureau, explicitly corrected the notion that their alignment was passive or reluctant.

  • The Core Admission: When directly asked if the leadership was sympathetic to Nazi Germany, Qaddoumi responded: “I don't think it would be wrong to say that we were enthusiastic supporters of Germany.” When pushed further on whether they supported Hitler and his inner circle, he confirmed: “Germany, yes... This was common among the Palestinians, especially since our enemy was Zionism, and we saw that Zionism was hostile to Germany, and vice versa.”
  • Shared Hostility: Qaddoumi’s framing completely bypasses British colonialism, directly naming Zionism as the focal point of their alignment. He unreservedly admitted that the common bond between the Palestinian movement and Nazi Germany was mutual hostility toward the Jewish national movement.

The Cumulative Historical Weight

Historians who attempt to sanitize this era—such as radical propagandist Gilbert Achcar (who glorified the racist-Arab Islamofascistic genocidal Oct 7 attacks)—face rigorous justifiable criticism because they downplay or ignore these raw records in favor of defensive political frameworks. When stacked together, the five core pieces of historical data converge on an undeniable reality:

  1. The Sakakini Poll (February 1941): An informal survey conducted by Sari al-Sakakini at the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem revealed that an overwhelming 88% majority of local Arabs actively rooted for a German victory.
  2. The OSS Intelligence Report (August 1942): Documented that popular anticipation of Rommel's arrival was inextricably tied to a desire to attack local Jewish populations and seize their property. Their assessment of Palestine was even more sober: "The majority of the Arabs in Palestine are fiercely anti-Jewish.. While the moderates agree that the present is hardly the time to quarrel over the Jewish question, the radicals, who form a majority, see in the approach of General Rommel an ideal opportunity to murder all Jews and seize their property. Tales are current throughout Palestine of the planned division of Jewish property.” Herf, J. (2009). Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World. Ukraine: Yale University Press, p.139
  3. Ahmad Shukeiri's Memoirs (1969): The first chairman of the PLO wrote explicitly of the wartime atmosphere: “Our sympathies were with the Axis countries... with our sympathies, our prayers were for victory for Germany.” Kedourie, E. (2012). Arabic Political Memoirs and Other Studies. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, p.189
    And if you still any doubts in Shukairy's meaning (about that era). Right after the Holocaust, he and Jamal Husseini justified it: B'nai B'rith Messenger. 12 July, 1946, p.6: Achmed Shukeiri, chief of the Arab office, who restituted in his conversation the words of Goebbels, justified the murder of six million Jews of Europe "because Hitler could not be all wrong." I met Jamal el Husseini; he issued the same warning as Shukeiri (he being Shukeiri's chief) ... and reiterated his justification of the mass murder of six million Jews "for Hitler couldn't be all wrong . . .
  4. Dr. Zaid Hamzeh's Testimony (2019): Confirmed at a grassroots level that support for Hitler was direct, popular, and explicitly based on his hatred of the Jews. Former Jordanian Health Minister Dr. Zaid Hamzeh: We Arabs Supported Hitler during WWII Because He Hated the Jews | MEMRI (10.9.19) (Of "Palestinian" origin)
  5. Farouk Qaddoumi's Admission (2013): Formalized that the Palestinian national movement comprised "enthusiastic supporters" bound to Nazism through a shared animosity toward Zionism and the Jewish people. PLO Leader Admits Support for Nazis, Says They Saw Zionism as Common Enemy (VIDEO). 12.18.13)

The historical record demonstrates that the "enemy of my enemy" narrative is a revisionist construct. The primary archival documentation and firsthand admissions from the generation that lived through the era show that popular Palestinian alignment with Nazi Germany was widespread, enthusiastic, and fundamentally anchored in a shared anti-Jewish agenda.

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