Sprache:
Deutsch
Erscheinungsjahr:
2011
Titel der Quelle:
Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft
Angaben zur Quelle:
59,11 (2011) 920-937
Schlagwort(e):
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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Eretz Israel Relations
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Germany Relations
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Eretz Israel History 1917-1948, British Mandate period
Kurzfassung:
Nazi Germany sought to win over the Arabs by propagating a combination of antisemitism, Islam, and Arab nationalism. Especially at theaters of war, Germany made great efforts to incite the local populations against the Allies and convince them to undertake acts of sabotage. The intensity and contents of the propaganda varied according to priorities and political considerations. Before the war, cooperation between Germany and Arab nationalists was marginal, or even rejected. During the war, however, the Arabs of the former British colonies became the main addressees of the Arab-language propaganda. Leading Arab nationalists, like the Mufti of Jerusalem, Amin al-Husseini, were included in the propaganda work and the term "antisemitism" was revised so that it would not apply to Arabs. As the war went on, the propaganda became increasingly antisemitic, focusing on the supposed Jewish world dominion, which threatened both Germany and the Arabs. German propaganda experts sought to substantiate antisemitism and the need for a Führer with proof from Islamic sources, but the gist of the propaganda remained nationalistic, not religious. Concludes that although it is difficult to assess to what degree the antisemitic message came through, it is known that the broadcasts were eagerly listened to.
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