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Overview
In his balanced and unemotional account of the Mufti's long life, Zvi Elpeleg concludes that Haj Amin has not yet received his deserved place in Arab historiography: 'As I see it, he is the Weizmann, the Ben-Gurion, even the Herzl, of the Palestinian national movement.Synopsis
A former military governor of Arab areas under Israeli occupation chronicles the life and career of Hussaini (1893-1974), from his early days in Jerusalem, through his Palestinian nationalist work during the 1920s and 1930s, his eclipse after 1948, and his continuing influence on the Palestinian mov
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A former military governor of Arab areas under Israeli occupation chronicles the life and career of Hussaini (1893-1974), from his early days in Jerusalem, through his Palestinian nationalist work during the 1920s and 1930s, his eclipse after 1948, and his continuing influence on the Palestinian movement until his death. Among the features are his establishment of a Palestinian government in Gaza in 1948 and its destruction by the Jordanian king, and his support of Nazi Germany as a counter to Britain. First published in Hebrew in 1988. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)